Supplier Development Engineer
Dana TM4
Bruges, Belgium
Posted 6+ months ago
Job Purpose
The purpose of this position is to complete pro-active and escalate re-active the overall quality assurance activities as dictated by the needs of the business.
Responsibilities
- Assists Purchasing in supplier selection and evaluation, performance measurement, and continuous improvement
- Carries out supplier system assessments at the suppliers' (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, Special Process Modules, ...)
- Ensures the QA of sourced products through Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities, including control plan development, product qualifications, corrective and preventative actions, and other related processes
- Ensures project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and that all purchased parts are ready for PPAP approval to the appropriate level during the APQP process
- Creates, maintains, updates and releases in a timely manner, an Action Plan (Open Issue Status Report) for each project and / or supplier as needed
- Tracks any delays and issues in the Supplier’s process development and product conformity and ensure all analysis and recovery action plans are released and updated in a timely manner to avoid any delay in the PPAP submission date
- Report to direct manager and functional manager any risk (Quality, Delay, Capacity, etc ) on the projects they are responsible for and propose solutions
- Oversees the Supplier Improvement Process
- Works with suppliers to refine and enhance products and processes
Profile
- You have obtained a relevant Bachelors degree
- Formal education in engineering or quality assurance is a plus
- Certifications required in the various quality methods (IATF, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, ...) alo,g with the knowledge in the continuous quality improvement processes
- You have at least 5 years of experience in the manufacturing industry (production engineering or quality engineering)
- You can speak English and some Dutch and any additional language is considered a plus
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