Your responsibilities
- Act as professional, support to regional suppliers regarding implementation of corporate supplier quality tools and processes, for instance, Audit, PPAP, ELC, Corrective Actions.
- Act as professional support to global team regarding supplier quality issues resolution, supplier quality audits and supplier quality improvement activities etc.
- Responsible to manage the complete quality assurance activities for suppliers in Europe with emphasis and focus on process control and consistent capability to meet expectations. Including but not limited to supplier qualification, new product development, supplier quality issue resolution, supplier quality performance monitoring and supplier improvement.
- Support sourcing and transformation projects in accordance with company strategy and all regulatory compliance requirements.
- Responsible to communicate to suppliers or coach suppliers for ESAB quality requirements or tools; Ensure no changes are made without correct notification and approval processes being followed.
- Process control focus, evaluation of supplier controls to prevent/mitigate risk to ESAB or customers. Controls in place to prevent need for incoming inspection.
- Work with team to ensure scheduled planning meets targets and support each other to drive optimum value back to the business. Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor; Plant direct support as advised direct, with supplier issue management and development support. Time for plant direct and time for global support initiatives.
Our requirements
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in English
- Bachelor or Associates degree preferred
- Trained / certified auditor for ISO 9001; good process audit capabilities for supplier risks assessment with ability to develop validation plans adequate for control.
- Good capability of reading and understanding electrical drawings; experience with assembly operations and process control capability
- Familiar with Power Sources, PCBA manufacturing processes, knowledge in electrical / electronic components, knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous materials for manufacturing.
- Good capability of using common electrical measurement tools, for instance, oscilloscope, multimeter, AOI, Hi-pot tester etc.
- Good knowledge of quality tools: 8D, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plan, DOE and etc.
- Zero defect mentality and/or automotive expectation experience a plus.
- Have experience in leading lean 6 sigma projects (Green Belt), certified green belt or black belt is a plus; Knowledge of lean principles and experience with implementation a plus.
- Good command of Microsoft office word, excel, PowerPoint etc.
- 5+ years related experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Up to 50% travel, domestic and international
Benefity
Dodatkowe informacje
This position supports the Supplier Quality team and works in concert with cross-functional teams including Product Management, Sourcing and Engineering to develop key 3rd Party suppliers to a lean continual improvement culture to result in ESAB-branded product Quality exceeding customer expectations. Their responsibilities could include, among other topics: training supplier staff, assisting in developing standardization, problem solving, implementation of metrics & best practices, host kaizen improvement activities, determining and implementing corrective action, process and product improvement activities and customer-based initiatives. In addition, he/she will support the maintenance and compliance of the quality systems for 3rd Party facilities to ensure the adequacy, effectiveness and on-going registration and certification of quality standards, including all applicable corporate, regional, regulatory, safety and customer requirements.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.
Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. ESAB is committed to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.