Lead Supplier Quality Engineering
Wabtec

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It's not just about your career... or your job title...it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters...do things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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The Commodity Supplier Quality Engineering Lead is responsible for qualifying new suppliers, developing existing suppliers, working with Sourcing to manage and implement supplier/engineering changes, and driving resolution of supplier quality problems and corrective actions. In short, ensuring and improving the overall quality of supplier-manufactured material for assigned commodities and/or areas of the plant.

Essential Responsibilities

• Drive supplier selection and part qualification through supplier assessment audits and robust Supplier PPAP qualification processes
• Optimizing the number of Initial Samples that meet the quality requirements and specifications (First pass yield)
• Participate and influence in sourcing committee for introduction of new suppliers in the panel
• Work with Project and Engineering teams to incorporate all applicable specifications and customer requirementsinto Supplier PPAP processes.
• Work closely with Sourcing Leaders to manage and implement supplier/engineering changes, New Product Introductions (NPIs), and transfers according to Supplier Quality Requirements / Supplier PPAP
• Interface with Suppliers and internal Supply Chain to implement quality improvements
• Manage supplier issues within Supplier Non-Conformance process and expected reactivity based on business cycle time goals.
• Lead containment of supplier quality escapes and root cause investigations of significant supplier quality problems
• Ensure efficiency of corrective / preventive actions
• Drive effective cost recovery from suppliers for Cost of Poor quality (Supplier Accountability Process)
• Closely monitor supplier performance to drive defect reduction, corrective action closure, and other metrics
• Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance and driving improvement plans where needed to improve Non Conformance Records and PPM performance
• Mentor/coach key suppliers to achieve industrial standards of excellence:
• Lead improvement projects associated with assigned suppliers
• Closely monitor supplier performance to plan and work with the suppliers to manage any required recovery plans, corrective actions and supplier recovery for the cost of poor quality
• Be responsible for driving quality for assigned suppliers, improving quality performance via Quality Plan implementation
• Accelerate improvements in supplier quality and deliver value
• Provide technical support and guidance to assure product quality and conformance
• Build expertise to drive long term improvement; resulting in significant quality business impact; improvement in processes and standards, supplier capability development, ensuring sustainable improvement
• Shop support supplier failures and drive to a solution by actively involve the supplier to drive preventive and corrective actions.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Supplier Quality role in electronics
• Ability to travel to suppliers as needed for audits and to address quality issues, approximately 30-50% of time

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in a Supplier Quality role
• Experience manufacturing, remanufacturing, or servicing industrial and/or transportation equipment
• Experience with castings, fabrications, extrusions, forgings, precision machining, electronics, or engineered systems
• Ability to interpret blueprints/drawings and specifications
• Strong customer focus
• Experience with PPAP/APQP or similar part qualification processes
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement
• Knowledge of ISO, IRIS, or other certifying bodies' standards, quality procedures, and audit techniques
• Statistically literate and familiar with Six Sigma quality concepts and tools
• Ability to analyze problems and identify root causes
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to influence others and lead cross-functional teams
• Ability to handle diverse activities simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects.
• Ability to document, plan, execute programs

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles...people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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