Supplier Quality Engineer

Molex's TIS (Transportation and Innovative Solutions) business unit is a segment within Molex that specializes in providing connectivity solutions and technologies tailored for the transportation and industrial sectors.

This unit focuses on developing and delivering a wide array of products and solutions that cater to the specific needs of these industries.

These solutions often involve connectors, cables, components, and integrated systems that address connectivity, data transmission, and control system requirements in transportation (such as automotive and commercial vehicles) and various industrial applications.

We are seeking a driven Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Manufacturing Team.

This role works in a collaborative team-based environment out of Molex's Lincoln Nebraska manufacturing facility.

In this role you will be problem solving, leading, and driving improvements with materials and packaging suppliers to our advanced manufacturing processes -supporting the transportation solutions division.

The successful candidate will have effective communication skills; the ability to multi-task and prioritize; be a solutions-driven individual who is energized to solve problems and actively pursue what is needed.

This individual must possess the drive to be contribution motivated & lead/mentor others through direct supervision.

What You Will Do

Investigate and lead cross-functional teams to address supplier issues


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+ Lead containment activities during significant supplier-responsible quality spills - ensuring traceability linkages.
+ Create supplier F-type Quality Notifications and communicate issues with suppliers.
+ Lead and facilitate suppliers structured approach to problem solving & project management.
+ Travel to supplier locations in the US and internationally, to perform on-site quality system audits, process assessments and FMEA reviews; and then document each assessment's follow-up.
+ Collaborate with Global Procurement and Supplier Quality, and with suppliers to address appropriate actions on audit findings and targets for opportunities for improvement, as necessary.

Improve supplier processes & materials qualification processes to eliminate waste


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+ Proactive communications with key suppliers.

Educate suppliers on the key components to what is critical and important to Molex processes
+ Analyze and prepare quality performance data and then participate in plant level business review meetings to share improvement projects and new supplier qualification progress.



* Drive changes & improvements with supplier's processes to mitigate future manufacturing scrap and customer pass-through complaints.


* Monitor and analyze scrap occurrences.


* Lead cross-functional/department teams in reducing costs of poor quality.

Support new supplier/material qualification, PPAP and change management



* Support launch teams (NPI / NPD) on best ...