Supplier Quality Engineer

Web Industries a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP), which brings a lot of advantages to the people who work here—beyond the great pay and excellent benefits. You’re not just an employee, you are an employee-owner, with a vested interest in the success of the company. Web Industries’ founder, Bob Fulton, believed that the people who create the value of a company, the employees, should share in the success of the company. We believe there is a real energy that exists when people are open, honest, and work together to meet mutual goals. We do this by living our values: Heart of an Owner: Taking personal responsibility and pride in our work. Stronger Together: The power of collaboration and teamwork. Find a Way: Determination and creativity to overcome challenges As a company, we thrive on that energy and work to bring it into every product and every project that we touch. At Web, we believe the employee experience is paramount to our company’s success. Working with us, you’ll experience a myriad of cultures, locations, industries, and technologies. And you’ll be part of an employee-owned company dedicated to helping you achieve a fulfilling life and a rewarding career. Location: Onsite in Suwanee, GA or Marlborough, MA POSITION SUMMARY The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring purchased materials, components, and supplier manufacturing processes consistently meet company, customer, and regulatory quality requirements. This position supports supplier qualification and development, APQP and PPAP activities, supplier audits, incoming quality improvement, and resolution of supplier-related quality issues. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Evaluate and monitor supplier quality performance using scorecards, quality metrics, defect trends, PPM, corrective action performance, and other measures to identify risks and improvement opportunities. Lead supplier-related nonconformance and corrective-action activities, including containment, disposition, Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), structured root cause analysis, 8D problem solving, permanent corrective actions, and verification of effectiveness. Conduct supplier qualifications, quality-system, and process audits to assess technical capabilities, manufacturing processes, quality systems, operational risks, and compliance with company and customer requirements. Support supplier selection and development by participating in technical reviews, evaluating supplier capabilities, identifying quality risks, and driving improvement plans for underperforming or developing suppliers. Support APQP and PPAP activities for new products, suppliers, process changes, and engineering changes, including review of control plans, PFMEAs, process capability, measurement systems, PPAP documentation, and production readiness. Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, technical requirements, and quality documentation, including application of GD&T principles, to verify supplier compliance and product conformity. Analyze supplier and product quality data using statistical and analytical methods to identify trends, determine root causes, reduce defects, and recommend preventive and continuous improvement actions. Drive supplier process and quality improvement initiatives through structured problem solving, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, defect reduction, dimensional analysis, process stabilization, and preventive action planning. Manage supplier quality documentation and records, including audit results, corrective actions, qualification records, PPAP status, nonconforming material, supplier performance data, and applicable quality-system documentation. Ensure supplier compliance with applicable company standards, customer-specific requirements, quality management systems, and relevant industry or regulatory requirements. Provide timely technical support and communication to suppliers, internal stakeholders, customers, and glob…

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