SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

PRIMARY FUNCTION

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, this position will be responsible for assuring that purchased materials/products and processes meet all quality requirements as stated on purchase order. Working in close collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams, this candidate will be responsible for: 

1. Ensuring that Latecoere Aerostrucrure Canada  and our customers’ product conformity and quality requirements are maintained through all steps of the Suppliers Manufacturing cycle.
2. Establishing a relationship with the supplier and managing the supplier quality through product audits, sourcing, coaching and mentoring. 
3. Verifying that all critical to quality issues are assessed, documented and reviewed including timely resolution/mitigation of any related design risks, critical dimensions, critical processes or deficiencies found.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review supplier documentation and prepare submissions to customers as required
• Perform supplier audits and assessments on site or remotely
• Monitor supplier performance and provide metrics; work with suppliers to improve product quality
• Support receiving inspection by answering technical questions raised by inspectors,
• Monitors parts in receiving to identify candidates for reduced inspection
• Monitors quarantine area of receiving inspection
• Perform source inspections at suppliers
• Work with procurement to ensure flowdown of Latecoere Aerostructures Canada and customer requirements to supply chain
• Support determination of qualification, probation, and disqualification of suppliers from a quality perspective. Actively participate in the supplier selection process and sustained supplier development activities
• Lead the investigation, root cause analysis and resolution of quality issues that arise with suppliers
• Liaise with and assist the customers’ representatives to resolve customer inquiries and customer complaints.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to processes and procedures supporting the supplier quality role and responsibility.
• Any other duties as required by Latecoere Aerostructures Canada