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Sr. Supplier Technical Engineer - investment casting and/or airfoils and blades

Choice of Texas or Michigan location, Choice of Texas or Michigan location
OPEN JOB: Sr. Supplier Technical Engineer - investment casting and/or airfoils and blades
SALARY: $108,834 to $163,252
***Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
We have positions in 2 locations (relo available)
  • Whitehall Michigan (45 minutes outside Grand Rapids)
or
  • Wichita Falls Texas (2 hours outside of Dallas)
COMPANY: Large Solar Energy Equipment Manufacturer
JOB CATEGORY: Materials Management - Supply Chain

Role Definition
  • We have 2 positions open, one based at the supplier’s facility in Wichita Falls, Texas and the other at the supplier’s facility in Whitehall Michigan (candidate can choose location).
  • The Supplier Technical Engineer (STE) is responsible for assessing and improving supplier quality processes to reduce product defects and ensure compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.
  • The role involves daily interaction and collaboration with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Engineering, and Production located in San Diego, California.
  • The SQE will serve as a key quality liaison between the supplier and internal teams, driving continuous improvement and ensuring alignment with quality expectations and operational goals.

Responsibilities
  • Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.
  • Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
  • Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
  • Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skill Descriptors
  • Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
  • Product Quality Assurance: Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products.
  • Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
  • Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Master’s degree with 3-5 years, Bachelor’s degree with 4-7 years, 12 years equivalent experience with no degree.
  • Supplier Quality Engineering experience is a must
  • Experience with investment casting and/or airfoils and blades

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
  • Full MS WORD Resume
  • Required compensation
  • Contact information
  • Availability
     
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss in full


STEPHEN FLEISCHNER
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: sfleischner@intermediagroup.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefleischner/