Supplier Quality Engineer
Enpro Industries, Inc.

Job Info

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Job Summary:

The Supplier Quality Engineer leads the efforts to ensure ENPRO suppliers are following the ENPRO businesses' Supplier Quality Assurance Manual, Quality Policy, and applicable Industry Standards as well as guidelines for continuous improvement. In doing so, the Supplier Quality Engineer provides leadership for supplier development, conducts supplier quality audits, track and analyzes data, ensures implementation of corrective/preventative action. This role will be a strategic, collaborative upstream influencer for Supply Chain, Engineering, and other technical functions.

Essential Functions:

Safety:

Embrace the values of the Enpro safety pledge in each of the below responsibilities. Participate in the organization's safety culture and aim to continuously improve safety within all aspects of your work.

Respect:

Foster a work environment that promotes mutual respect of all colleagues and creates an environment focused on a dual-bottom line.

Excellence:

Promote the Sealing Technologies and Enpro culture around creating value and driving excellence in our organization by:

• Embodying servant leadership
• Enabling the full release of human possibility for self and others
• Promoting diversity
• Supporting a learning culture as a global supplier quality lead
• Fostering a culture of accountability

Job Competencies & Qualifications (Creates, Provides, Serves, Ensures, Oversees)

• Leads audits, assesses, and improves the quality of third party supplied products and external processing for Enpro
• Works with Sourcing and Supply Chain teams to assist in the approval of new and alternate suppliers in a timely fashion by providing technical guidance and advice to suppliers and business decision-makers
• Focuses efforts to eliminate single and sole source situations and in reducing the corresponding supply risk associated with these instances
• Owns and is responsible for implementation and administration of the Supplier Quality Assessment Database in Smartsheet
• Collaborates with divisional Engineering and Quality personnel in place at the businesses and segments in a matrixed fashion
• Creates and maintains quality standards and testing systems that reflect the customer's needs and expectations
• Assures all parts, suppliers, and services received are compliant
• Drives, leads, and promotes supplier quality performance and initiatives, including new product development and product quality improvement, to improve quality and strategic business goals
• Oversees supplier quality activities and establishes quality control objectives by maintaining supplier quality records in the Supplier Quality Assessment Database and elsewhere, relationships with the Sourcing and Supply Chain teams and other business functions
• Bridges strategic objectives to tactical execution by creating and maintaining standard work
• Maintains a best-in-class customer-service focus and attitude
• Creates, maintains, and documents processes and procedures following standards and policies, including configuration and change management pertinent to Supplier Quality
• Assists with technical documentation and contribute to the creation / publishing of Knowledge Base articles

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, quality, supply chain, engineering, or related degree.
• 7+ years' experience in operations or quality with progressive experience in a lead role of a technical support team
• Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet application required (Smartsheet, MS Office and/or Google).
• Ability to understand blueprints, supplier/customer specification manuals, control plans, statistics, written and verbal instructions.
• Excellent problem solving/analytical skills, and ability to work effectively with all organizational levels within a culturally diverse and customer-oriented environment.
• Ability to apply appropriate use of statistical techniques. Experience with some quality data analysis software applications is required. (e.g., Minitab)
• Potential travel: 40-60%

Preferred Experience:

• Project management methodology for managing team workstreams
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing Technology, critical thinking skills, and ISO/AS standards
• Professional certifications (ie...Microsoft, ASQ, PMI, CQI)

EEO and Culture Statement:

Enpro is a leading provider of engineered industrial products for the processing and general manufacturing industries worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Sealing Products, Advanced Surface Technologies, and Engineered Materials.

Sealing Technologies-Safeguarding Critical Environments

Composed of Garlock, STEMCO, and Technetics Group, these businesses leverage a high degree of materials science application expertise, extensive proprietary knowledge, and deep customer relationships to create innovative sealing solutions complemented by value-added systems integration.

EnPro Industries is an equal opportunity employer. Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job.

Enpro carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors including the background, education, training, and experience required, as well as geographic considerations such as cost of labor, and applicable local and state laws. These considerations can cause offered compensation to vary. The hiring range for this position is typically $80,000 to $115,000 annually. Actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. Enpro offers a range of benefits including, but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) matching, and other supplemental insurance options.

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