Supplier Quality Engineer

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, serves as a hub for its critical power systems business, bringing together research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, sales, and service under one roof. The campus supports the company's continued growth and creates new career opportunities in the region.

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Eaton’s expansion in this area is driven by strong business growth and the demand for systems that ensure business continuity. Situated in a prime location next to the Helsinki airport, the Vantaa facility serves as Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and a center of excellence for data centers.

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What you’ll do:

As an Operational Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for daily supplier quality management activities that support manufacturing operations and ensure the quality of incoming materials. You will act as the primary interface between the production line, Incoming Quality Control (IQC), and suppliers for quality issues, while supporting supplier corrective actions, non-conforming material management, and supplier quality performance. You will also support new product introductions and supplier-related product, part, and process changes through PPAP documentation review and validation.

As part of your role, you will be a member of our growth program, helping to ensure that supplier quality activities support our growth objectives. You will participate in the planning and implementation of growth-related activities from a supplier quality perspective.

Key responsibilities:

Supplier Quality Issues & Corrective Actions

• Manage supplier quality issues affecting production and act as the primary contact for supplier quality-related communications.
• Create, coordinate, and track supplier reclamations, ensuring timely resolution of supplier quality concerns.
• Review, evaluate, and approve supplier corrective action responses, including 8D reports, and verify the effectiveness of implemented actions.
• Support production teams by driving containment actions and resolving supplier-related quality issues to minimize manufacturing disruptions.

Non-Conforming Material & Incoming Quality Control

• Own the supplier-related non-conforming material process, including inventory control, disposition coordination, and material tracking.
• Coordinate Incoming Quality Control activities based on supplier performance, quality trends, and production requirements.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Adaptive Sampling Plan.

Supplier Quality Performance & Improvement

• Monitor supplier quality performance and analyze defect, reclamation, and inspection data to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain supplier quality records, reports, work instructions, and performance metrics.
• Provide regular updates on supplier quality performance and open quality issues.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing supplier defects, non-conforming material, and production quality risks.

New Product Introduction & Supplier Changes

• Support new product introduction projects from a supplier quality perspective.
• Support supplier-related product, part, and process changes.
• Review, verify, and validate supplier PPAP documentation.
• Support qualification and first article inspection activities.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering.
• Previous experience in supplier quality.
• Working proficiency in both Finnish and English.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lead Auditor certification is preferred.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Supplier Quality Management processes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
• Experience or familiarity with electrical products, technologies, or industry.
• Ability to contribute to project-related activities, including planning, implementation, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Proactive, hands-on, and improvement-oriented approach, with the initiative to identify development needs and drive improvements forward.

What we can offer to you:

• Contract in fast growing global company
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
• Excellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.