Supplier Quality Specialist

Supplier Quality Specialist

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Supplier Quality has an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Representative to join the Americas-Southwest team in Orange County, CA.  

The BCA Supplier Quality organization is responsible for oversight of the suppliers’ QMS, evaluating product quality improvement plans and driving cross-functional joint efforts in the right direction. Our responsibility is based on our QMS and our contracts with our suppliers, to ensure that all our products meet our type designs and get there with proper compliance.

Our team members enjoy and meet the challenges of working remotely, with a requirement to travel up to 25% of the time.  Our team members recognize and appreciate the autonomy, trust and judgment granted to them, to ensure the oversight of our suppliers.

 

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and conduct onsite audits of Boeing procured material, parts, and assemblies

• Apply knowledge of materials, and special processes to assess supplier capability and capacity to perform and comply with Boeing specifications, engineering documents or other contractual and regulatory requirements

• Strong understanding of root cause and corrective action analysis and the implementation of acceptable preventative action

• Provides education and coaching on quality systems, regulatory compliance issues and company initiatives

• Conduct source inspections and delegate product acceptance responsibility to suppliers

• Assesses capability and capacity of suppliers to perform current or potential future work

• Develop training materials and other resources to support improvements in supplier performance and productivity

• Recognize/Identify risks, and hold suppliers accountable for the mitigation of those risks

• Create presentations and presents to senior management at suppliers and Boeing

• Support external conformities

• Use of a personal vehicle, when required for company business, would be reimbursed at mileage rate per applicable company policy

• Exhibit an extremely high level of Emotional Intelligence

• Protect the Boeing brand in word and deed

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):

• 5+ years’ experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS)

• 3+ years' experience of conducting/leading Quality Management Systems (QMS) Audits

• 3+ years’ experience of conducting Quality investigations, Root Cause analysis and implementation and verification of Corrective Actions in production environments

• Capable of traveling up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the application of improvement methodologies such as (Lean, Theory of Constraints and/or Six Sigma) to achieve measurable results

• 5+ years of experience do you have in the application / deployment of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) or AS9145 within organizations

• Proficient in MS Office tool suite and project management software tools

• 5+ years’ experience using analytical, collaboration, communication and organizational skills

• 3+ years’ experience with project leadership leading cross-functional teams

• Working knowledge of various quality tools and processes such as FMEA, control plans, SPC and MSA

• Working knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 and AS9145

• Leading or co-leading control builds or process validation builds

• Experience with mixed technologies – machining, fabrication and assembly, electronics assembly, etc

• Casting/Forging experience is a plus

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and di