Supplier Quality Senior Engineer
Location: Marysville, OH
Workstyle: Hybrid
Role Description:
Minimizing Supplier Quality issues using root cause analysis, implementing temporary solutions and permanent countermeasures to ensure minimal line impact and optimal product quality. Using a regional viewpoint, work with assigned suppliers toward continuous improvement of manufacturing characteristics. Support and provide direction for respective team members.
Responsibilities include:
- Approve part/process changes for design changes and non-design changes.
- Final approval of other associates’ part/process changes.
- Approve/confirm supplier countermeasures and approve a part change prior to installation on saleable product.
- Perform in-depth analysis related to the production process to minimize customers concerns.
- Oversee and manage complex problem-solving analysis and investigations.
- Coordinate and lead supplier countermeasure activities to provide an effective solution.
- Manage and support communication with suppliers and other departments in regards to countermeasures.
- Negotiating and communicating quality activity with suppliers, in-house departments, and management.
- Mentor new associates within group on problem solving, procedures, and fostering development.
Who we are seeking:
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- 4-year Engineering degree (e.g., Mechanical, Technical Design), 2-year tech degree with equivalent related experience or 6 years of relevant experience if no degree.
- High impact problem solver and crisis leader
- Ability to act with accuracy and urgency for potential high impact issues without management direction
- Strong understanding of systemic root cause analysis.
- Has a good working knowledge of CATIA, HES, Microsoft Office Programs, statistical analysis, Honda philosophy
- Excellent communication and networking skills. Can easily communicate to all levels of Honda and supplier management.
- Strong training and mentor skills
- Experience leading PQCT/PFMEA audits at high impact suppliers.
- Meet Division Targets in the areas of Downtime, UTR, GDP, and TRPU
- Evaluate and respond to NARS reports weekly.
- Manage Department Targets for Subline Downtime. Index per million, A-Rank Reports, Yard Holds, and mis-labels.
- Respond to INI’s, EDCIS, and CPCS within 3 days of submittal.
- Internal contacts
- Department and Division Management with PSCC, Automobile Development Center, Manufacturing Management Center, NA Quality Center, Supply Chain
- External contacts
- Suppliers, 3rd party contractors
- No. of direct reports: 0
- No. of indirect reports: 0
- Authority to approve a part change prior to installation on saleable product
- Review proposed countermeasures and their effectiveness once implemented
- Authority to require supplier to change processes and procedures to improve/guarantee part conformance to spec.
- Approve/confirm supplier countermeasures
Additional Position Factors:
- Workstyle: Hybrid
- Travel: 50%
- Overtime as needed