Supplier Quality Engineer - Rotating Equipment

Your Job

The Supplier Quality Engineer – Rotating Equipment will build, implement, and continuously improve a supplier quality program for rotating equipment repairs, components, and services. This role will establish the processes, supplier expectations, performance measures, and quality controls needed to improve supplier capability, reduce defects and quality risk, and improve equipment reliability.

This is an opportunity to build a quality program from the ground up while partnering across Engineering, Reliability, Maintenance, and Procurement to create sustainable improvements in supplier performance.

Our Team

The Machinery Reliability Technical Group (MRTG) supports safe, reliable, and efficient refinery operations by improving the performance of critical rotating equipment. Our team partners across Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to solve complex equipment challenges, eliminate defects, and create long-term value for the Pine Bend refinery.

What You Will Do

Quality Control Programs & Documentation

• Develop and implement a supplier quality program for rotating equipment repair suppliers and service providers, including qualification criteria, inspection and quality requirements, supplier performance measures, documentation expectations, and continuous improvement processes.
• Establish risk-based quality controls and inspection requirements based on supplier capability, equipment criticality, repair scope, and quality risk.
• Establish and maintain supplier and equipment quality records to support lifecycle history, trending, and future reliability decisions.

Engineering Standards & Specification Support

• Support the application and continuous improvement of machinery specifications, standards, and approved supplier requirements.
• Verify supplier compliance with applicable specifications, drawings, and manufacturer requirements.
• Support Approved Manufacturer / Supplier Lists by providing technical and quality input.

Supplier Qualification & Performance Management

• Qualify, evaluate, and periodically reassess machinery suppliers and repair shops based on technical capability, quality performance, and risk.
• Develop supplier scorecards and quality metrics to identify trends, prioritize improvement opportunities, and measure supplier and quality program effectiveness.
• Lead supplier quality improvement efforts by analyzing performance data and quality failures, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions, verifying effectiveness, and developing supplier capabilities to prevent recurrence.

Supplier Quality Engineering & Repair Oversight

• Provide supplier quality engineering support for offsite machinery repairs, overhauls, and specialized services.
• Review repair scopes, inspection plans, and quality documentation to verify conformance with specifications and engineering requirements.
• Conduct or support supplier and repair-facility audits, inspections, and visits to evaluate workmanship, quality controls, technical capability, and adherence to approved processes.
• Serve as a technical quality resource during critical repairs, emergent equipment events, and turnaround activities.

Sourcing & Procurement Collaboration

• Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies, supplier selection, and supplier performance expectations.
• Establish quality requirements for repair scopes, and applicable terms and conditions to promote clear expectations and supplier accountability.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, rotating equipment repair, maintenance, or reliability engineering, including experience developing, implementing, or improving quality management processes or programs.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience building and implementing a supplier or manufacturing quality program, including developing metrics and using performance data to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience developing supplier qualification, auditing, performance management, or supplier scorecard processes.
• Experience qualifying new repair shops or machinery suppliers based on technical capability, quality performance, and risk.
• Experience partnering with Purchasing and Legal groups to develop quality assurance requirements for contracts and terms and conditions.
• Experience serving as a technical or quality point-person during turnarounds or critical equipment events.

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000 - $160,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline – delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).