Supplier Quality Engineer at GE

Job description

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage all Supplier Quality activities to drive supplier qualification, process control, continuous improvement, and issue resolution activities
• Establish a structured approach to identify and improve quality assurance gaps as related to GE Steam Power Systems (SPS) quality processes and procedures
• Drive continuous improvement activities at Suppliers to include product quality, cycle, and delivery performance through use of standard metrics, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and SPC methodology
• Drive COQ and DPMO reduction activities for supply base and establish process to ensure best practices and top suppliers are leveraged across entire team
• Drive all SQE-related activities within new product introduction process to understand design intent and technical requirements and to ensure SQE NPI deliverable are accurate and delivered on time
• Drive supplier and sub-supplier performance to include identifying and driving supplier process improvements, root cause analysis, and corrective action actions
• Establish program to identify, monitor, and improve supplier process capabilities for identified CTQs/CTPs to include conducting regular design and drawing reviews with GE and supplier engineering teams
• Provide technical guidance to suppliers in order to ensure product and process compliance to GE drawings and specifications
• Drive supplier process change control for the supply base to ensure no defects escape to GE or its customers
• Work closely with internal GE stakeholders such as Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering as well as with external stakeholders to eliminate roadblocks and communication barriers that may affect quality and delivery requirements
• Establish and drive Supplier qualification and surveillance strategy for suppliers based on buy volume, defect history, single/sole source suppliers, and NPI programs and ensure strategy is directly aligned with business priorities and needs
• Establish and drive key SPS Supplier Quality initiatives across the supply base to include Supplier Dashboards, Cost of Quality & Supplier Recovery and RCA/CA activities
• Establish and drive Supplier quality review rigor across supply base to include active participation from GE Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Quality teams

Qualifications/Requirements

• National Diploma/ Degree, in Engineering or Quality Management
• At least 6 years relevant Experience
• At least 2 years experience in interpretation of Engineering drawings/specifications, metrology, and manufacturing process planning/evaluation.
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in the role’s location

Desired Charactersics

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to influence others and lead small teams
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
• Abel to coordinate several projects simultaneously
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Strong background in applicable quality and lean tools/techniques to include: FMEA, RCA/Apollo/KT, PPAP, PFD, Gage R&R, VSM, SPC, Poke Yoke, and Kaizen