*essential responsibilities and duties*
the advanced supplier quality engineer manages the apqp for external suppliers with the support of the program buyer and the d&d product/product design. oversees developing supplier qcd performance for a defined list of suppliers. He/she supports the series buyers to organize and follow-up the quality systems and performance of critical suppliers.
the main missions of the role are:
apqp management during development phases:
* deploy apqp related to the development phase of purchased parts.
* define the risk and suppliers to be followed.
* insure that suppliers sourced respect mandatory rules and audit criteria.
* get feasibility commitment sign off for sourcing and for change implementation.
* define supplier apqp plan with objectives, risk assessment, critical suppliers, critical parts, key
milestones, deliverables, and ppap planning, resources & supports needs.
* update every month the supplier apqp plan.
* participate at design review meeting and ecr meeting.
* facilitate exchanges between functions and suppliers for design freeze convergence.
* escalate alerts to program and management. Support suppliers for 8d completion.
* train the suppliers and make sure that the defined standards are properly applied (apqp
elements),
* follow the apqp progress with status report.
* use of lessons learned from prior programs, as input to snc
_ run @ rate & process audit
* manage the process qualification at supplier (control plan & quality basics implementation).
* conduct fpt & mpt and process audit for high and medium risk components.
* get from suppliers their control record (i.e: raw material certification…) for all parts.
_ ppap construction:
* responsible for ppap construction and new parts approval during development phase.
* coordinate with sqa production trial runs on new parts during development phase.
* ensure that 100% of s/r parts will be validated at gr3.
_ transition to series:
* ensure that all documentations are updated.
* 100% of s/r characteristics secured.
* ensure that incoming inspection instructions integrate control means according supplier's control
* plan.
qualifications
the ideal candidate will have/be:
minimum education level: bachelor degree in engineering
experience:
* minimum 3 years experience in industry in lean manufacturing
nice to have:
○ quality experience and / or production experience
○ and / or production experience
skills and competencies:
* project management methodology
* quality basics
* production system efficiency knowledge
* supplier audit process
* quality & productivity management
* process knowledge
* product knowledge
* cost reduction and results oriented
* strong written and oral communications skills
nice to have:
* logistic basis
* cost model
* negotiation skills
* finance basis : basic rules, cost management tools and application
the employee is aware and ensures the respect of the internal rules, code of ethics and management code applicable in the establishment to which she/he is assigned.