Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), Gothenburg

Do you want to work as a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) in a leading automotive company? This is a unique chance to a be part of a diverse team of highly skilled professionals who works with passion and trust. Do you have an interest in complex technical products like engines and complete drive systems? Are you excited about new technology and innovation? We encourage people to take individual responsibility and offer exciting assignments in a highly innovative environment!

About the role:
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for all aspects of supplier performance regarding quality, delivery, and launch preparedness in support of our manufacturing plants and parts warehouses. SQE is responsible for assessing the quality systems being used by current and prospective suppliers to ensure that the end products delivered by the company meet or exceed customer expectations. SQE is expected to develop chosen suppliers towards improved quality, efficiency, and cost. The SQE is actively involved in all supplier quality activities from supplier selection, supplier development through on-going performance monitoring.

Your main responsibilities:
- Manage a designated portfolio of suppliers
- Represent the company at suppliers and escalate as needed to prevent crisis
- Perform activities with the purpose to quality assure purchased items within projects and product maintenance in order to minimize supplier related quality failures at plant or end-customers
- Contribute in assuring quality objectives are known to suppliers
- Inform and train suppliers in the company's supplier quality expectations
- Review and identify suppliers' manufacturing risks and improvement potentials. Assure actions are taken to close identified gaps
- Perform process audits at suppliers and drive supplier to close gaps
- Responsible to keep all part quality information accurate and updates in the company's Purchasing System
- Review APQP and PPAP deliverables during regularly scheduled project meetings
- Review critical characteristics, documentation, requirements and procedures at supplier location
- Provide timely disposition of PPAP documentation submitted by suppliers
- Initiate and follow up preventive quality actions when needed and follow up on corrective actions
- Assist and contribute during design reviews and manufacturing feasibility reviews with suppliers
- Contribute to resolving engineering documentation questions or concerns
- Active participate and take lead in solving supplier related warranty and quality issues

In your role you will also be responsible to generate and track product or process related deviations in order to support production until full approval and compliance can be obtained. You will drive supplier operational excellence and zero defect philosophies.

Who are you?

Expected Qualifications:
- University degree in engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 7 years of Supplier Quality Experience
- Demonstrated experience from quality work and methods
- Good knowledge of automotive quality and environmental standards and tools such as, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001
- Experience of working with APQP and PPAP methodology is a requirement
- Good general technical knowledge, ability to understand drawings and Technical Requirements
- Hands-on experience in manufacturing, preferably with production or quality assurance of automotive parts
- Good understanding of process management and continuous improvements
- Fluency-oral and written-in Swedish and English is expected
- Strong organizational and time management skills

Personal Skills:
- Strong problem solving abilities and critical thinking skills
- Strong continuous improvement and zero defect mentality
- Team player, but self-driven with capacity to work independently
- Ability to accurately assess supplier weaknesses and provide solutions
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Good networking capability
- Process oriented
- Pro-active, positive attitude and good ability in priority management
- Committed to customer satisfaction
- Have the ability to work agile
- Willingness and ability to work in a global organization

We highly appreciate a positive attitude, a target oriented approach, and good interpersonal skills.

You likely have many offers - why choose Jefferson Wells?
Jefferson Wells Engineering is in a growth phase, which means you have a big influence on working methods, personal development and career. We have access to the most exciting customers and assignments in the automotive industry - which gives you a great opportunity to build up your knowledge and networking in the industry!

Application
Please submit your application at www.jeffersonwells.se. We will evaluate the applications ongoing so please apply as soon as possible. The position might be filled before last application date. We are looking forward to receiving your application!