Supplier Quality Engineer
- Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) with strong expertise in casting and machining processes, particularly aluminum castings. The role requires close collaboration with suppliers, frequent onsite visits, and active involvement in resolving quality issues related to both current production and new product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage supplier quality activities for casting and machined components
- Drive APQP, PPAP, and engineering change management processes at supplier locations
- Provide hands-on support to suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve process capability
- Support new product development (NPD) and address launch and ramp-up quality concerns
- Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and ensure sustainable quality improvements
- Act as a technical interface between suppliers, manufacturing, and engineering teams
Technical Skills & Expertise
- Strong hands-on experience in casting processes, including:
o Aluminum castings: HPDC, LPDC
o Knowledge of other casting processes such as sand casting and high-pressure casting
- Experience in machining of engineered components
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and quality management systems
- Proven experience in supplier quality management and structured problem-solving methodologies
- Ability to provide practical, shop-floor-level solutions to suppliers
Behavioral & Other Requirements
- Highly energetic, proactive, and results-oriented mindset
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Willingness and flexibility to undertake frequent travel to supplier locations
- Open to travel within the USA
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead supplier quality activities for cast and machined components, including APQP, PPAP, supplier audits, and engineering change management. Resolve production and launch quality issues with suppliers, drive corrective actions and continuous improvement, and coordinate with manufacturing and engineering teams.
Requirements
The role calls for extensive hands-on supplier quality experience, particularly with aluminum casting processes such as HPDC and LPDC, as well as machining and quality management systems. Candidates should be proactive, results-oriented, effective communicators, and willing to travel frequently to supplier locations, including within the USA.
Skills
- Supplier Quality Management
- Casting Processes
- Aluminum Casting
- High-Pressure Die Casting
- Low-Pressure Die Casting
- Sand Casting
- Machining
- APQP
- PPAP
- Engineering Change Management
- Supplier Auditing
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Process Capability Improvement
- Structured Problem-Solving
- New Product Development
- Stakeholder Management
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- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Supplier Quality Engineer
- Supplier Quality Management
- Casting
- Aluminum Castings
- HPDC
- LPDC
- Sand Casting
- High-Pressure Casting
- Machining
- APQP
- PPAP
- Engineering Change Management
- Supplier Audits
- Supplier Assessments
- Process Capability
- CAPA
- Corrective Actions
- Preventive Actions
- Continuous Improvement
- New Product Development
- Launch Quality
- Ramp-Up
- Quality Management Systems
- Structured Problem-Solving
- Manufacturing Processes
- Supplier Travel