Supplier Quality Engineer

Job description

Position Summary

Review and provide support for supplier selection activities including supplier evaluation and quality systems audits. Will coordinate supplier process capability programs for new and existing components, processes, assemblies or purchased finished goods. Will support overall management of suppliers across plant and division. Acts as a liaison between Parker and Suppliers.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction

Reports directly to the Division Supplier Development Manager. Will work with internal staff and outside suppliers, vendors and customers.

Essential Functions

• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products and processes of suppliers.
• Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contracts.
• Coordinates with suppliers relating to quality performance, trends, and corrective action.
• Manages compliance of Suppliers through internal Parker systems.
• Works with suppliers to refine and enhance products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to assure quality of goods and services provided.
• Will be responsible for ensuring that nonconforming material is dispositioned in a timely manner, in addition to analyzing defect trends in order to initiate appropriate corrective action.
• Supports verification of compliance and effectiveness of the quality system by participating in supplier audits and surveys. Implements and issues non conformances based on findings. Initiates and/or supports programs to improve supplier performance.
• Responsible for the specification and validation of inspection tools and gages for suppliers.
• Participate in design reviews; reviews and approves Supplier Quality Requirement Plans (SQR’s) and develops follow-up plans after implementation.

Qualifications

BS degree in Engineering field or related technical discipline and/or ASQ certification as Quality Engineer.

• Knowledge of and experience with precision machining. A thorough understanding of use and application of statistical quality assurance methods is required. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, top management and suppliers. Ability to effectively apply continuous improvement principles and techniques to quality and manufacturing functions. Ability to use standard business software applications and/or specialized data analysis tools.

Additional Comments

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation. Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future. Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged.

This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond. By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability. As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity Additional Comments

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S.

Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations. (“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Drug Tests Drug-Free Workplace In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace.

Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.