Description

HYDAC is a family-owned and operated business with a vibrant and rewarding working environment for our employees across the country. Our goal is to provide quality products, components and services that meet our customer expectations while being committed to the protection and preservation of our environment. HYDAC’s passionate team designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative and reliable solutions optimized for any demand our customers require.

The Supplier Quality Engineer will be required to:

Teamwork: Collaborate with suppliers, design engineers and product management personnel to ensure delivered quality of supplied hydraulic components and systems meet or exceed requirements.
Critical Thinking: Analyze supplier quality audit and scorecard data to drive solutions to improve supplier performance.
Communication: Present findings and conclusions to suppliers, customers and HYDAC senior leadership team with a clear, concise, persuasive approach.

You will make an impact in this role by:

Evaluation, assessment, and quality auditing of new suppliers.
Support cross-functional teams to help identify and develop supplier quality programs in accordance with defined purchasing strategies.
Support internal supplier quality program development initiatives as needed to reach strategic growth objectives.
Evaluation and approval of supplier PPAPs.
On-site and virtual evaluation of supplier quality programs including quality management systems and APQP toolset utilization (Flow Map, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, and SPC).
Work with project teams to collect supplier requirements for PPAP packages and resolve any quality-related internal or external discrepancies with the supplier or internal business partners.
Work with purchasing and suppliers to resolve incoming material non-conformances and ensure proper supplier scorecard resolution.
Drive supplier 8D problem solving methods for continuous process improvement and reduction of defects including both 0-hr PPM and field warranty claims.
Interact with purchasing and engineering to provide timely response to supplier corrective action, PPAP, and engineering change / deviation requests.
Evaluation of SPC related to control of key characteristics.

Requirements

To be considered for the Supplier Quality Engineer role, you must have the following minimum qualifications:

Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 40% of the time (including international)
BS degree in Engineering, Science or Mathematics.
Familiarity with APQP methodology and implementation.
Experience with leading continuous improvement projects.

Preferences

3 or more years of on-site supplier quality engineering experience
Understanding of Lean and/or Six Sigma concepts a plus.
Internal auditor experience is a plus.

HYDAC offers employees a comprehensive medical/dental/vision plan, paid holidays, PTO, 401k with company matching, FSA account, short term disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.

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HYDAC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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