Staff Quality Engineer - Supplier Quality
Company: Stryker Communications, Inc.
Location: Flower Mound, TX
Posted on: June 18, 2018
Job Description:
Staff Quality Engineer - Supplier Quality for Stryker
Communications Inc. in Flower Mound, TX to be responsible for assessment,
component qualification, change management, verification and validation
for sourced products and for driving improved supplier performance and
regulatory compliance. Monitor and analyze supplier performance and trends
for key quality metrics and establish appropriate control measures.
Develop effective and measurable metrics that drive efficiencies.
Perform robust root cause investigations and drive permanent corrective actions
for purchased components and products. Partner with Quality
Engineers to aid in resolution of customer complaints associated with purchased
products. Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality system
requirements. Facilitate resolution of Material Review Board (MRB) issues
leading to reduction in number of components and products in MRB. Identify
and implement components that are good candidates for skip lot
inspection based on risk, past performance and function. Establish suitable
inspection plans, requirements and fixtures for finished goods and at
suppliers to prevent transition of poor quality components and products to
production. Ensure timely resolution of non-conformances and ship holds.
Champion evaluation and qualification of supplier related changes.
Identify, eliminate and reduce potential risks via risk analyses,
verification activities, and validation activities, as needed. Partner with
the operations team(s) to prevent Product Availability (PA) issues.
Act as a mentor to identify and lead implementation of process, procedure
and system improvements. Provide training to other team members on root
cause problem solving techniques. Provide training to other team members on
effective SPC techniques. Travel up to 25% within U.S. and Europe/Asia.
Requires: Bachelor's degree or foreign education equivalent in Engineering
plus five (5) years of experience facilitating assessment, component
qualification, change management, verification and validation for sourced
products. Specific skills/other requirements (quantitative experience
requirements not applicable to this section): defining engineering tolerances
using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and reviewing
engineering drawings. Submit resume to Stryker Communications Inc., Nicole
K. Benn, 1901 Romence Road Parkway, Portage, Michigan 49002. Reference
Position Number: 84.
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