Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer

Farm, a Flex company with over 50 years of experience in providing award-winning development services for medical, life sciences, and consumer healthcare sectors, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in Hollis, NH.

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting supplier-related activities on development teams  or she ensures that the development team is compliant with the policies and procedures of Farm’s quality management system (QMS). The Supplier Quality Engineer receives direction from the Director of Quality and input from Program Managers and program team members.

• Support product development as an embedded program team member working alongside program managers, researchers, human factors engineers, designers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and process engineers.
• Facilitate selection of suppliers to support late-stage development and clinical builds.
• Qualify suppliers via capability questionnaires, risk assessment, supplier file creation/management and remote or on-site audits.
• Represent program team supplier quality requirements during collaboration with procurement and supply chain resources.
• Develop program supplier and incoming inspection plans for late-stage development and clinical builds based on input from program managers, engineers, suppliers and customers.
• Plan and support test method and process validation activities completed by suppliers.
• Complete incoming inspection and management of materials for late-stage development and clinical builds.
• Manage site non-conforming material review process.
• Lead supplier-related corrective action and preventive action resolution.
• Manage site quality management system approved supplier list, supplier files and supplier performance metrics.
• Establish, evaluate, qualify, encourage use of and continuous improvement to supplier management processes, procedures and standard tools used by program teams.
• Participate in internal, customer and notified body audits of the quality management system.
• Interacts with customers, suppliers and external auditors to develop close working relationships.
• Participates in customer strategy meetings and discussions regarding the development of program quality requirements and plans.
• Participates in the technical review process on development programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or equivalent technical discipline
• 1+ years of supplier quality experience
• Analytical thinking, plus verbal and technical writing skills
• Demonstrated team collaboration experience
• Previous medical device industry experience/ ISO
  13485 (prefer)

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Job Category:
Quality Relocation:
Eligible for domestic relocation only

Is Sponsorship Available?

No Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. We’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.

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