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Engineering, Operations, Incoming Inspection, and suppliers to identify risk, resolve quality issues, and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions.\nThe role is intended to move STER's supplier quality function from primarily reactive inspection and containment toward proactive supplier development, process control, qualification, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn supplier quality performance and corrective-action activities across assigned North American and European suppliers.\nLead supplier investigations, containment, root-cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, and permanent corrective actions.\nConduct supplier visits, process audits, quality-system audits, and supplier-development activities.\nPartner with Sourcing to evaluate supplier performance, capabilities, risks, and improvement priorities.\nSupport qualification and development of new suppliers and manufacturing processes.\nEstablish and maintain appropriate supplier quality requirements, inspection standards, First Article Inspection (FAI), PPAP or equivalent qualification processes, and change-control expectations.\nDevelop supplier scorecards and quality KPIs in partnership with Sourcing and monitor supplier performance and recurring issues.\nIdentify high-risk suppliers and develop improvement plans to reduce defects, disruptions, rework, incoming inspection, and customer exposure.\nWork directly with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes, process controls, inspection methods, documentation, and quality systems.\nCoordinate supplier-related nonconforming material activities and support the cross-functional Material Review Board (MRB).\nProvide technical guidance to Incoming Inspection regarding inspection requirements, supplier defects, containment, and escalation.\nMentor and support the Quality Engineer in supplier-related root-cause analysis and supplier-improvement activities.\nWork with Engineering to ensure drawings, specifications, tolerances, and quality requirements are clearly understood and achievable by suppliers.\nPartner with Operations and Quality to identify supplier-related issues affecting production quality, throughput, rework, and customer escapes.\nSupport customer corrective-action investigations when supplier material is identified as a contributing factor.\nVerify the effectiveness of supplier corrective actions and ensure improvements are sustained.\nMaintain supplier quality records, corrective-action documentation, audit findings, and performance data in support of STER's Quality Management System and ISO certification efforts.\nPromote a culture of defect prevention and continuous improvement throughout the supply chain.\nKey Measures of Success\nSuccess in this position will be measured by demonstrated improvement in supplier quality performance, including:\nReduction in supplier-related defects and nonconforming material\nReduction in repeat supplier quality issues\nImproved supplier corrective-action response and effectiveness\nReduction in supplier-related production disruptions and customer escapes\nImproved supplier audit and qualification performance\nReduction in reliance on incoming inspection as supplier capability improves\nEffective closure of supplier CAPAs and 8Ds\nImproved supplier quality performance as measured through supplier scorecards and KPIs\nRequirements\nQualifications\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent manufacturing and supplier-quality experience will be considered.\n3+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, quality engineering, or a related engineering discipline.\nDemonstrated experience working directly with manufacturing suppliers to resolve complex quality and process issues.\nStrong working knowledge of root-cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, FMEA, control plans, process auditing, and corrective-action methodologies.\nExperience with supplier qualification, FAI, PPAP, or 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This position requires someone who can identify a quality problem, understand the manufacturing process that created it, work collaboratively with the supplier to establish root cause, and ensure that corrective action permanently prevents recurrence.\nThe Supplier Quality Engineer is not intended to function solely as an inspector or administrator of supplier corrective actions. 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