Supplier Quality Engineering Specialist - Grove City, PA, United States - BuildSubmarines

Description

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail.

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.

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Do you want to go into uncharted things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets.

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world.

Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more

The Lead Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for qualifying new suppliers, developing existing suppliers, working with Sourcing to manage and implement supplier/engineering changes, and driving resolution of supplier quality problems and corrective actions.

In short, ensuring and improving the overall quality of supplier-manufactured material for assigned commodities and/or areas of the plant.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in a Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, or Engineering role).

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, or Engineering role

Experience in a Quality role
Knowledge of ISO/other certifying bodies' standards, quality procedures, and audit techniques
Statistically literate and familiar with Six Sigma quality concepts and tools
Interface with suppliers and internal Supply Chain to implement quality improvements
Work closely with Sourcing Leaders to manage and implement supplier/engineering changes, New Product Introductions, and Work Transfers
Lead root cause investigations of significant supplier quality problems
Lead containment of supplier quality escapes
Closely monitor supplier performance to drive defect reduction, corrective action closure, SAP/cost recovery, and other metrics
Mentor/coach key suppliers to achieve industrial standards of excellence
Lead improvement projects associated with assigned suppliers
Understand and manage the quality system, incorporating all specifications and customer requirements
Provide technical support and guidance to assure product quality and conformance

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.


Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion.

At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.