Supplier Quality Engineer I

Come be DISRUPTIVE with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization, that is why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.

All our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our Quality teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations. The fast-paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with End Users to understand how to deliver heavy-duty products with high performance. We create Best-in-class products by leveraging advanced analysis tools, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility.

The Supplier Quality Engineer provides quality engineering services on cross-functional R&D and Operations projects, including New Product Development, Product Support, and Value Engineering. The primary duty of this position is to provide supplier selection support, development, and management on Milwaukee Tool's key suppliers. The Supplier Quality Engineer will work closely with Sourcing and Engineering personnel to communicate quality plans and strategies for key suppliers based on quality performance, cost objectives, drawing and engineering controls, and process / product requirements. The position will also lead on-site supplier process assessments/audits to assure compliance to product requirements and process documentation. This position will develop action plans and monitor the implementation of changes and improvements while also coaching suppliers in the utilization of best practices in manufacturing techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier audits to ensure that necessary processes and controls are in place during supplier assessment visits or on-going supplier management assessments.

• Assist in maintaining quality systems and supporting improvement and audit activities with suppliers. These systems will focus on process controls, metrology, quality control, quality management and quality systems.

• Understand the supplier's current capabilities and potential new capabilities and communicate with purchasing, engineering, and quality personnel.

• Drive resolution of quality issues back to the supplier. This includes customer complaints and non-conformance documented through reports, rating systems, supplier corrective action reporting, or other means of effective resolution of quality issues.

• Identify Global systemic supplier quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions through 1) data and information collection regarding trends and issues 2) data and information collection from assessments and from supply base, and 3) root cause analysis and problem resolution.

• Compile and report on supplier performance metrics.

• Support the supplier quality team by helping communicate technical information and coordinating with suppliers as needed

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in either Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering plus one (1) to three (3) years of related work experience in a Quality role, preferably in Supplier Quality.

• Assist with supplier management activities including supplier, selection, audits, evaluations, scorecards, and improvement projects, with guidance from senior team members

• Ability to work in a cross functional team and matrix management environment.

• Demonstrated technical aptitude with strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Support in identifying potential risks and process gaps within the supply chain and assist in developing improvement ideas with guidance from the team

• Able to work with cross-functional teams and contribute to group goals while building collaboration and communication skills

• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems to create, track, and document non-conformance records (NCMR), Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR), and root cause analysis (8D).

• Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas electrical, electronic assembly, batteries, mechanical, or hydraulic industry.

• Familiarity with 1) auditing processes, 2) gauging and measurement methods, software and 3) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), with willingness to learn more on the job.

• Travel required up to 25% domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice.

Location: On site, Brookfield, or Milwaukee downtown Wisconsin.