Supplier Quality Engineer

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you'll be a key partner between suppliers, operations, engineering, program teams, and customers, helping ensure high-quality products and a strong, reliable supply chain.

• Serve as the primary liaison between suppliers, program teams, production, and customers to resolve supplier quality issues and drive performance improvements.
• Lead daily supplier quality management activities and proactively identify and escalate risks when needed.
• Build strong supplier partnerships through regular engagement and performance reviews.
• Visit supplier locations and work directly with supplier teams to develop and strengthen quality systems (up to 30% travel).
• Participate in supplier assessments, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, and provide quality-related training to suppliers to support long-term success.

Problem Solving & Corrective Action

• Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities for supplier quality issues.
• Issue and manage supplier corrective actions, ensuring issues are addressed thoroughly and effectively.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of corrective actions.
• Assess supplier performance and recommend actions that strengthen supplier relationships and quality outcomes.
• Communicate the urgency and business impact of quality concerns to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Verify and validate corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Product & Process Quality

• Build strong relationships with customers, engineering, sourcing, program management, operations, and quality teams to understand requirements, mitigate risks, and ensure uninterrupted product quality.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities for new product introductions and engineering changes.
• Partner with suppliers on process capability studies, FMEA reviews, and control plan development and validation.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead supplier quality improvement initiatives that support a zero-defect mindset.
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive sustainable quality improvements.
• Champion supplier development efforts, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, reduce costs, and increase efficiency throughout the supply chain.

Compliance & Documentation

• Maintain supplier quality documentation, audit reports, and supplier performance records.
• Support compliance with applicable environmental, health, safety, and quality standards.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a closely related field.

• Solid understanding of APQP, PPAP, SPC, Process Capability Studies, FMEA, Control Plans, and GD&T.
• Proficient in root cause analysis investigation, (such as RCCA, 8D, and 3L5Y).
• Previous experience in or with:
  • 4+ years in Supplier Quality related functions
  • Quality Certifications (CQE, CMQ, CQA) and ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor trained a plus.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

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