PURPOSE and SCOPE:

This position will work closely with design and development, manufacturing, supply chain and product support to ensure a high quality and reliability levels are achieved for purchased parts and outsourced services. Execution of continuous improvement projects to improve the quality of the supply base.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree in engineering or sciences
• Minimum 5 years of applied Supplier Quality Assurance experience in a medium to high volume hi-tech industry
• Lean six sigma training is an asset
• QMS audit training

• Thorough knowledge of Supplier Quality Assurance programs including; selection, qualification, development, auditing and surveillance
• Solid experience in Quality Management System and Manufacturing Processes auditing methods and techniques
• Applied experience in statistics and statistical process control

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development, execution and maintenance of the supplier quality management systems including:
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of MacDon Supplier Quality Requirements.
  • Support the Supplier evaluation, qualification and approval Process.
  • Support the development and maintenance of the MacDon approved vendors list (AVL).
• Support the development, execution and maintenance of the supplier quality surveillance programs including:
  • Supplier Audit Program
  • Supplier Performance monitoring
  • Supplier Rating System and Reporting
• Interface with parts, materials and outsourcing suppliers on all quality issues.
• Work with Procurement to ensure that relevant MacDon quality requirements are included in the purchase orders.
• Chairing of the Supplier MRB, disposition of supplier nonconforming products and execution of the Supplier Corrective Action System.
• Participate in the collection of the necessary data and develop the appropriate key performance indicators that accurately depict the quality levels of purchased parts/material and outsourced services. These quality levels are dynamic and should be achieved and increased regularly.
• Participate in the enhancements and development of measuring reports and tools to accurately depict the overall performance of the supplier quality function.
• Support the Product Realization Process and represents the Supplier Quality function in the New Product Development cross functional teams.
• Support the New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from a supplier quality perspective.