Supplier Quality & Development Engineer III

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

REQUIREMENTS:

• Be involved in projects’ early phases, making sure that supplier’s technology & process capabilities are considered into the Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
• Ensure that suppliers understand the project’s Critical to Quality (CTQ) parameters. Verify and validate that CTQs are considered in the supplier’s risk assessment and management process (Process Flow Chart, Ctrl. Plan, Work Instructions, etc.)
• Complete the qualification of suppliers’ processes.
• Manage supplier audits and related Corrective/Preventive Action Plans.
• Lead supplier improvement programs acting as mentor for suppliers on improving the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) rating.
• Manage improvement projects to reduce the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• Drive continuous improvement projects applying Lean/Six Sigma approach.

• Effectively connect with internal departments to: Validate supplier processes during New Project Developments as well as to solve raised supplier quality claims after project launches.
• Design, implement and drive Supplier Development projects.
• In participation with suppliers, generate Productivity ideas and drive them to completion.
• Drive to solution raised Quality issues and actively participate on the solution of Delivery issues.
• Strive for and promote Data Driven approach to problem solving.
• Maintain and effectively use the Suppliers Scorecard Process to drive performance improvement.
• Sustain the Suppliers Audit Program by: Auditing new suppliers, supporting capacity assessments, Ad-Hoc process audits, etc.