Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Socomec Group (Socomec) is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance.
Socomec North America (NAM) is Socomec's organization overseeing all operations in North America.

About This Role

Socomec Group is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance. Socomec NAM is the organization overseeing all operations in North America. The Quality Engineer Supplier will initially be responsible for both supplier quality and product quality. This role ensures that all products are reviewed, validated, and approved from suppliers in alignment with product standards including design, mechanical, electrical, and packaging requirements. It also assesses supplier operational processes to ensure compliance with manufacturing specifications, company standards, and industry standards. In addition, this role ensures that all supplier parts are assembled and manufactured according to design intent. As part of the Advanced Product Quality Process team, this is a broad role focused on achieving and maintaining high levels of quality across both supplier activities and in process manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Supplier Quality
Create or assist in creating PPAP requirements for commodity specific suppliers
Review, validate, and approve supplier PPAP submissions
Monitor new product introduction deliverables for supplier sourcing and approval processes
Drive approval of supplier parts, materials, and subcontractor service activities in coordination with cross functional teams
Ensure supplier qualification processes are executed fully and that suppliers remain qualified and compliant
Ensure supplier nonconformances are identified, controlled, investigated, and resolved with effective corrective actions
Oversee supplier quality function and establish quality control objectives
Lead supplier assessments and drive corrective and preventive actions based on supplier performance and maturity
Maintain supplier quality records
Promote early supplier involvement in product development to improve quality, delivery, cost, and risk outcomes
Support supply chain in evaluating new and existing suppliers from a quality perspective
Review supplier documentation including certifications and technical data to ensure compliance
Participate in continuous improvement, problem solving, and cross functional collaboration

Product Quality
Conduct testing and validation to ensure products, systems, or software meet requirements and customer expectations across incoming inspection, manufacturing, test labs, and final inspection
Drive root cause analysis and problem solving activities in collaboration with cross functional teams
Support engineering in developing test protocols for new products or product updates
Ensure all nonconformances are identified, controlled, and resolved
Review customer and supplier documentation to ensure compliance with company requirements
Support reduction of manufacturing errors
Evaluate quality issues from a customer or stakeholder perspective
Collaborate to resolve issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions

Improvement
Provide feedback to engineering and research and development on product and process improvements
Evaluate test performance and improve testing methods for efficiency and effectiveness
Apply lessons learned from field issues to improve testing and product performance
Perform quality system audits

Safety
Promote employee engagement in safety programs and risk prevention activities
Follow safety systems and procedures to maintain a safe work environment
Identify unsafe conditions and collaborate with HSE teams to improve safety practices

Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Leadership
Experience leading and motivating teams
Ability to work in a matrix environment
Strong collaboration, influencing, and negotiation skills
Ability to build long term relationships

Finance for non financial managers
Ability to analyze and present business and financial information
Understanding of financial and operational metrics

Sales and Marketing
Understanding of business, markets, and customers

Results orientation
Hands on, driven, and performance focused
Entrepreneurial and resourceful mindset

Communication skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to clearly present ideas and concepts

Autonomous and dependable
High integrity and accountability
Proactive and responsive to business needs

Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Metallurgical Engineering
May be substituted with eight years of relevant industry experience with direct process knowledge
Minimum of eight years of manufacturing related experience
Experience in documentation creation including procedures and inspection plans
Understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning concepts
Experience with quality inspection and root cause analysis tools such as nonconformance, corrective action requests, and problem solving methods
Experience with ISO9001 and ISO14001 quality and environmental systems
Ability to read technical drawings and knowledge of GD&T is desirable
Experience with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar methodologies is desirable
Strong communication, decision making, and problem solving skills

Valid unrestricted driver's license
Ability to travel domestically and internationally with valid passport
Availability for business travel required
Additional language skills are an asset

Compensation range: $90,000 - $95,000 USD

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Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

All applications are reviewed directly by the Socomec North America Talent Acquisition team and other human reviewers. No automated or AI-based systems are used to make decisions in the application review process.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

About the Team

Socomec is located in both USA and Canada, with a North American regional headquarter in Boston.


Present in Boston since 2009 through a sales office, Socomec has strengthened its presence in North America in order to produce locally and comply with very specific UL standards. In this geographical area, Socomec markets products under 4 different brands: Socomec, CCS, Boltswitch and Powersmiths.


This American presence now includes more than 10,000 m² of industrial facilities, around 500 employees and a total turnover of 190 million euros.