Sr Supplier Quality Engineer

This Quality Engineering role will be supporting our Lexington, KY Manufacturing Operation.

What will you do?
• Coordinating and working with suppliers on any applicable plant rejections.
• Works with suppliers on problem solving utilizing tools including 8D, Kaizen, Six Sigma.

All driving to understand Root Cause - implementing corrective and preventative actions related to supplier quality issues.
• Identifying, coaching, and managing suppliers according to our organization quality standards and policies.
• Deploy / set-up at Supplier the Quality referential as per SSQM process (performance measurement referential, 8D, PPAP etc.).
• Directly manage most complex/critical Supply/Supplier issues escalated.
• Management of PPAP for key projects including duplicate supply, tooling moves and outsourcing activities.
• Analyzing quality processes of suppliers (PFMEA, Process Control Plans, MSA, capability studies).
• Providing advice and training on quality protocols and conducting audits (SAM and Process audits) to ensure compliance with organization's standards.
• Schneider Electric specific Upstream tools and data base usage.
• Coordinating and working with quality and engineering department for appropriate feedback for parts used in production.
• Working with quality and engineering on PPAPs to ensure we follow SE requirements.
• This role will have up to 25% travel

Who will you report to?
Supplier Quality Project Leader

What qualifications will make you successful?
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in supplier quality or quality function
• Manufacturing process knowledge
• Good knowledge of 8Ds, Problem solving tools, PPAP, QMS, Auditing
• Expertise in using MS office (Particularly excel extract, pivot table etc)
• Strong Communication and ability to influence skills
• Able to work in matrix organization
• Eager to learn, adapt and be flexible

What's in it for me?
Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including things such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k)+ match, company stock option purchase+ match, and much more.

Click here to find out more about working with us: http://se.com/us/careers .

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