Supplier, Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineering

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineering to join our federal team at our Navy Systems plant in York, PA. This key role is responsible for providing day-to-day supplier quality engineering support within the Production Plant Facility. The incumbent will play an integral role in the monitoring, development, and improvement of JCNS strategic suppliers supporting the JCNS business performance objectives of on-time delivery performance, first pass yields and customer satisfaction.

At Johnson Controls, we support our nation's most critical facilities, the people who occupy them, and the missions they enable. Johnson Controls Federal Systems (JCFS) is a specialized team serving as a trusted partner to the federal government. We help modernize U.S. military installations, Department of Defense and other federal agency facilities to be smarter, more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and secure.

Salary: Negotiable, based on experience and qualifications

Bonus: Yes

Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment

Vacation: 3 weeks of paid vacation, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays, and 10 standard holidays per calendar year (6.5 weeks in total)

As a Supplier Quality Engineering you will:

• Provides quality technical support to production plant operations and to key suppliers.
• Works with customer service to address customer technical questions and issues.
• Facilitates, leads, and participates on commodity teams to address quality problems, focusing on supplier RCCA and continuous improvement.
• Facilitates, leads, and participates in plant scrap and rework reduction teams.
• Conducts supplier quality system audits.
• Evaluates and qualifies new potential suppliers. Uses APQP tools and methods to establish and maintain process control and delivery of finished product.
• Issues and manages supplier RCCA / corrective actions with suppliers, assuring resolution of quality issues in a timely manner
• Assists in the development of procedures to support the Plant Operation Quality.
• Analyzes key supplier performance metrics for scrap and rework, first pass yield and supplier responsiveness.
• Communicates supplier performance and develops improvement plans as needed
• Develops test and inspection plans used for the verification of manufactured and purchased components.
• Conducts quality system training with suppliers as needed
• Reviews and approves supplier first article inspection results and deviation requests
• Reviews and understands design and quality system requirements to ensure suppliers are compliant to purchase orders.
• Works with Supply Chain to ensure all applicable JCNS and customer product quality and system requirements clauses are communicated to suppliers in purchase orders.
• Partners with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure supplied products meet design intent and manufacturability and assembly needs.
• Participates in the ECN process and product team meetings to resolve quality issues
• Conducts supplier source inspection as needed.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry codes and standards.
• Adheres to the Company's code of Conduct and business Ethics standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace, Metallurgy / Materials science) or related discipline preferred.
• 5 or more years of manufacturing experience in heavy industrial, automotive, aerospace, or metal machining, welding and fabrication.
• Working knowledge and experience with machined castings and foundries a plus
• Strong QMS knowledge and experience with ISO 9000, TS 16949, or AS 9100
• Strong understanding and use of Advanced Quality Planning Process Methods and Tools: D/PFMEA, Control Plan and PPAP / FAI
• Proficient in Personal Computer capabilities in MS Office software, Minitab or other quality data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated planning, problem solving / 8D Methodology / DMAIC, data analysis, GD&T, blueprint reading, organizing, interpersonal, and communication skills with proven leadership skills and decision-making abilities
• Knowledge of non-destructive inspection methods and applications preferred such as MT/PT/VT/ET/UT.
• Formal Lean and / or 6-Sigma training with significant demonstrated accomplishments
• Ability to travel 10% to partner, develop and improve strategic suppliers
• Demonstrated ability to organize, facilitate and lead product quality, process and system improvement teams.

The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application.

Recently, Johnson Controls has been recognized by several organizations for leadership in Environment, Sustainability and Governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms:

• Named to FORTUNE's "Most Admired Companies" List
• Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• Named to Forbes Net Zero Leaders list
• CDP 2023 Climate Change 'A List '
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute's list of best-managed companies in America
• Forbes Best Employers for Diversity
• Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Ethisphere 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time
• Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024
• Named to Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing
• Named to Forbes America's Best Employers for Veterans 2024
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

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Division: JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)