Supplier Quality Engineer

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A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Supplier Quality Engineer located in Guadalajara North Campus.

Reporting to the Supplier Quality Engineering Manager the Supplier Quality Engineer will be responsible for supplier development in a manufacturing or service process; works with suppliers to continuously improve performance, implement process controls, and develop quality assurance plans.

What a typical day looks like.

• Ensures supplier selection, development, approval and rejection according to SJM vendor guidelines and requirements.
• Material (Component) Qualification---Implement PPAP (FAI). PPAP includes FAI, Material Certificates, Quality/Process Control Plan, FMEA, MSA, Process Parameter Sheet, RoHS compliance, Reliability Test, COC, etc.
• Pilot Run Tracking---Track the new qualified parts quality performance to ensure meet the customer quality requirements in pilot run phase. Drive supplier corrective action from supplier in Pilot Runs (1-3 lots) and smoothly transfer the pilot run to mass production.
• ECO/ECN/SCR implementation---Handle with ECO/ECN/SCR from customer, follow up the status in case that PPAP/FAI is required prior to production.
• Performs quality audits on suppliers to assure products and services meet International Organization for Standards (ISO) and regulatory standards.
• Production line support, responding to material problem reports.
• Supplier PPAP validations and approvals.
• Generation of material inspection plans.
• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and follows through to successful completion.
• Help with the development and implementation of quality audits.
• Analyzes reports and returned products and recommends corrective actions.
• Approves the qualifications of products, processes and equipment.
• Meetings with CFT.
• Supports Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as needed on quality related issues.
• Communication channel with the client and suppliers. (Complaints, solutions). Point of contact for customers and suppliers.
• Weekly customer quality report.
• Quarterly customer business review meetings.
• Coordination and monitoring of material purges.
• Personnel Administration.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor´s Degree in Industrial engineering or similar.
• Advanced English is mandatory.
• Advanced experience as a Quality Engineer and/or SQE Engineer.
• Experience in the automotive or electronics manufacturing industry.
• Solid knowledge of supplier evaluation, corrective actions, and supplier audits.
• Core tools.
• Handling non-conforming material.
• Engineering changes with suppliers.
• Knowledge of supplier selection and qualification processes.
• Incoming goods process.
• Personnel management.
• Availability to travel.
• Visa and passport are a plus.
• Experience in statistical analysis and statistical process control.
• Experience the PPAP's.
• Problem solving methodology (8D, 5Why, Process Mapping)
• QCP/FMEA knowledge
• Intermediate Excel
• Experience in communication with suppliers
• Experience in interpretation of plans
• Basic metrology
• Schedule availability
• ISO9001 / IATF 1649 experience desirable
• SMT experience (PCBA processes) desirable

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.
• Life Insurance

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