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Sr. Supply Quality Engineer

Company:
CIRCOR International, Inc.
Location:
Tampa, FL, 33646
Posted:
May 09, 2024
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Description:

CIRCOR International is a global manufacturer specializing in highly engineered, complex, and severe environment products that serve long-term, high growth infrastructure markets, including oil and gas, power generation, industrial, and aerospace & defense.

CIRCOR. Excellence in Flow Control.

We are ~3100 people servicing customers in over 100 countries, with a shared purpose of keeping society safe, productive and moving. Together we make

the products that endure some of the most severe service and mission critical applications on earth. All around it, deep below it and far above it. But we

are more than the products we make. We are more than the sum of our parts. We are people empowered with the means, the expertise, and the company to

change the world. We are CIRCOR.

Location: Tampa, FL

Job Title: Senior Supply Quality Engineer

Position Summary

The Senior Supply Quality Engineer will manage and maintain supplier base to assure products and processes internally and externally meet specifications and improve supplier product quality performance resulting from supplier process changes and product resourcing. This position is responsible for reviewing supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documents and for the validation activities at Circor suppliers.

Principal Activities:

Practical implementation of Supplier/component systems and procedures for meeting ISO standards

Review and perform routine and qualification audits at supplier locations in accordance with ISO standards. Ensure that modifications are documented, and compliance is demonstrated through objective evidence

Create and verify that systems are in place to ensure appropriate control of incoming product receipt and inspection according to ISO standards

Support Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to remove variability and reduce cost to improve quality and reduce the cost of incoming components as requested.

Develop supplier scorecard covering supplier performance statistics and report results internally and externally to suppliers

Responsible for initiating PPAP Initiation Forms and reviewing Supplier Part Submission Warrant documents (pFMEA, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R), Dimensional Results (FAIR), Capability Studies, etc.) to ensure compliance to applicable standards ISO 9001 and internal procedures

Responsible for reviewing Supplier Change Requests (SCR) and Supplier Proposed Process Changes (SPPC) to ensure continuous compliance to applicable standards, regulation and internal procedures

Support manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, and quality control process validation related activities

Responsible for reviewing design drawings and processes with suppliers to assure inspect-ability and compliance

Work with suppliers to improve product and process quality and assist with correlations studies and inspection plans

Review supplier processes and process validations to assure internal and external processes are adequate to meet specification

Work with suppliers to assist, where necessary, writing and executing protocols and conducting validations as needed

Evaluate and determine reduced or increased inspection plans based on supplier performance and controls

Initiate and assist suppliers with Corrective and Preventive Actions and assure actions are adequately closed

Train and/or assist supplier quality personnel in inspection techniques and the use of new equipment

Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management

JOB REQUIREMENTS

BS Engineering degree with 5+ years of experience in a quality related field or, a minimum of 10+ years of progressive quality systems and process quality experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on Supplier Quality Development.

NDT Experience of 2+ years

Knowledge of manufacturing operations required

Certifications are AWS, ASNT, NACE, ASME preferred

Strong business/technical writing, presentation, planning, problem solving, organizational, project management and decision-making skills

Lean manufacturing practices to improve product/process quality

Excellent problem-solving skills aimed at identifying and correcting the root causes of problems

Demonstrated working knowledge of problem-solving tools: 5-Whys, failure mode and effects analysis, 8-D, Pareto analysis, fault tree analysis, Bayesian inference and Ishikawa diagrams

Experience with PPAP, Control Plans, FMEA’s, and problem-solving techniques.

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Design, mechanical integrity, process control, project management, assembly, and machining experience preferred

Knowledge of a high mix low volume environment is a plus

Knowledge of Mil Spec Standards

Other

US Citizen required. No visa sponsorship. No dual citizenship due to the client.

CIRCOR offers a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package most of which are effective Day 1 of employment. These include medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, 401k with company match, company-paid life and disability, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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