Supplier Quality Engineer

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Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Southern Pines, NC

About Us:
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring that all purchased materials, components, and services meet the organization’s quality standards and regulatory requirements. This role serves as the primary technical contact for supplier quality performance, driving continuous improvement, supporting new product introductions, and mitigating risks within the supply chain. The SQE works cross functionally with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and external suppliers to resolve quality issues, enhance supplier capabilities, and maintain consistent incoming material quality.

Responsibilities:

• Drive process improvements to enhance quality, safety, and supply chain productivity.
• Review/approve PPAPs, FAI reports, validations, and process control plans; ensure compliance with industry and internal standards.
• Evaluate and disposition nonconforming materials across inbound, processing, and outbound supplier stages.
• Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and deliver regular updates to leadership.
• Lead corrective actions (SCAR, 8D, PDCA), perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.
• Develop inspection standards, sampling plans, specs, and quality documentation; analyze data and customer returns to prevent recurrence.
• Support manufacturing, suppliers, and customers by troubleshooting issues, providing guidance, and assisting service teams.
Train teams, guide quality technicians, direct testing/inspection activities, ensure ISO and safety compliance, and handle additional responsibilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related degree.
• 3+ years of experience in quality within a manufacturing environment.
• 1+ years of experience with GD&T
• 1+ years of experience with PFMEA
• 1+ years of experience with PPAP
• 1+ years of experience with 8D Reporting and/or root cause analysis
• 1+ years of experience with continuous improvement
• 1+ years of experience reading blueprints
• 1+ years of experience with metrology using related tooling (Calipers, Micrometers, etc.)

Preferred: Experience with ISO9001

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:

Onsite

What We Offer:
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.