Procurement Quality Engineer

Career Area:
Procurement

Job Description:

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Caterpillar’s U.S. Drivetrain Operations is seeking an experienced problem solver who can lead teams and pursue excellence across the extended value chain for quality improvements. This role is fundamentally managing supply network related activities centered on incoming supplier quality. This includes responding to the daily quality issues found in the manufacturing facility and leading proactive quality improvements impacting U.S. Drivetrain. A sense of urgency is vital.

The objective is to ensure manufacturing operations can continue without a detrimental impact caused by a supplier quality issue and serve as a Quality lead for the facility. This lead will be our change agent that has passion for continuous improvement and develops solutions that drive increased customer value.

• Accountable to monitor the Quality Performance of 200+ suppliers and drive improvement activities for top pain suppliers, partnering with Operations, Engineering, and Purchasing counterparts.

• Develop, implement, and maintain standardized metrics and scorecard that guide actions and promote continuous improvement (e.g. supplier performance metric SQPI, PPM, CoPQ, etc.)

• Provide sound quality input to supplier qualifications (existing / new suppliers, supplier transition, etc.)

• Partner with SDE (Supplier Development Engineer) with Supplier On-Site Assessment and Supplier Qualification

• Drive product and process improvements through investigations and effective root cause analysis

• Drive risk mitigation and effective process controls. Ensure supplier corrective actions are robust and sustained

• Assist suppliers in quality assurance processes and procedures to facilitate continuous improvement of supplier and product performance

• Perform and/or participate in source qualification by performing quality and manufacturing system surveys and special process surveys

• Take first action to protect the plant from non-conforming parts from suppliers

• Coordinate containment activities, initiate controls and safeguard replacement deliveries when needed (PDI, IQA, IPVs, etc.)

• Initiate, verify, evaluate, and ensure timely closure of supplier issues as necessary to improve quality and reduce manufacturing disruptions

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, 8+ years of professional experience desired.

• Quality Management:
  Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail:
  Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

• Collaborating:
  Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

• Effective Communications:
  Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

• Managing Multiple Priorities:
  Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

• Problem Solving:
  Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

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