Essential Functions

• Suppliers:
• Establishes and maintains the Supplier Quality Assurance program, providing quality support to vendors, Engineering, and Purchasing to improve the quality of received parts training on relevant Quality tools as needed.
• Assess all suppliers in collaboration with the Purchasing Director to ensure product quality and delivery goals are met. 
• Manages the SQA process using risk tools to target low-performing suppliers.
• Monitor the supplier QPAP (PPAP) process through to formal approval prior to the vendor’s production volumes being received and manage any exceptions to this requirement.
• Facilitate effective communication with suppliers to ensure objectives are met.
• Maintain Supplier Performance Metrics by product ‘risk’ and communicate them to QubicaAMF’s Management.
• Issue and follow–up on 8ds with vendors. 
• Follow an appropriate containment, correction, and escalation process when knowledge of supplier risk is gained. 
• Lead SQA team meetings as required.
• Other duties assigned by management 
• Engineering Support
• Gives recommendations and/or technical decisions to ensure a defect-free processes/product through the supply chain to the customer.  
• Collaboration with Engineering on new or changed parts through the ECR process.
• Drive the morning CAPA meetings with multi-departmental teams, to ensure all Manufacturing/Supply issues are contained and corrected. Ensure corrective actions against negative customer and installer experiences are captured communicated throughout the organization.
• Support internal Material Review Board (MRB) activities, including internal complaints associated with supplier non-conformances, leading efforts to improve.
• Supports manufacturing in terms of Lean Manufacturing & Lean Six Sigma.
• Internal/Customer Activities
• Understanding the customer requirements, undertake Quality Planning activities with Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing to ensure a defect free development and launch of new or changed product.
• Work with Manufacturing to continually help improve their processes at risk, to catch defective products or supplied product. (Audit processes, Inspection plans and flagging etc.)
• Supervisory Responsibilities
• The position will not have direct reports.
• Competencies/Qualifications
• Ability to coach and influence the origination’s ‘Quality’ mindset.
• An understanding of the PPAP process is preferred.
• CQE or CQM is preferred but not essential.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the root cause tools.
• Familiar with a std. CAPA process.
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical devices and their applications.
• Work environment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in works in a warehouse environment where higher levels of noise, dust and activity can be expected. This is a non- temperature-controlled warehouse where temperatures can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. There is frequent exposure to moving parts.
• Physical Demands
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   
• Travel required
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally a few times a year or as required.