Supplier Tooling Engineer
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Delivery timing as established during the sourcing process and program requirements.
- Supplier issues resolution, communication to Android/Avancez stakeholders.
- Engineering changes – implementation.
- Investigating, analyzing and correcting problems in quality, production and control at a supplier location.
- Perform audits and implement new strategies.
- Supplier compliance to Android/Avancez SOR requirements/specifications.
- Communicate with vendors regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationships.
- Understand and interpret all manufacturing audits, including ISO 9001 and other industry standards.
- Maintain a supplier database and include performance evaluations and quality control audits in the database for in-house access by company and manufacturing management personnel.
- Assist with logistics, including communications with vendors when there are packaging and receiving issues when materials arrive at receiving dock.
- All other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or other with Tooling, Manufacturing experience.
- 3+ years’ experience working in Engineering, SQE/SQA, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Assembly Tooling, Machining role.
Travel:
- Travel Required: Yes – 50% to 60% of the time.
Knowledge, Skills, and abilities:
- Knowledge of DFMEA, DFM, PFMEA, Six Sigma.
- Technical knowledge to discuss assembly process capabilities.
- High level of analytical ability and problem-solving skills where problems are unusual and difficult.
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with all team members – manufacturing, engineering, executive leadership, customers, suppliers, etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation of group presentations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, including Project.
Traits and Values:
- Hope: The quality of possessing and adhering to positive, optimistic expectation of future events.
- Trust: Confidence in one another.
- Compassion: The quality of an understanding of another's challenges.
- Justice: Concern for fairness.
- Wisdom: The quality of having good, sound judgement.
- Courage: Strength in the face of adversity.