JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for supplier quality: ensuring all parts are compliant to Engineering, Packaging, and Quality specifications while meeting cost targets. Ensures supplier quality actions conform to Isuzu Quality and APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning) requirements through supplier audits and visits.
% of time spent on each activity PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 30% 1 Reviews and coordinates supplier control plans and processes including Production Part Approval Process. Coordinates and completes supplier process audits. 20% 2 Assists in supplier sourcing activities: issuing, tracking, and reviewing Request for Quotation packages, monitoring and evaluating supplier quality systems, and ensuring supplier on-time delivery. 15% 3 Assists Vehicle Quality Engineer with Product Concern Reports (PCR) to suppliers for defective parts. 15% 4 Coordinates continuous improvement activities relating to supplier part quality and cost. 10% 5 Assists with coordinating the flow of documents and information regarding engineering changes, quality requirements, etc. between suppliers and department personnel within Isuzu and IMSA. 5% 6 Assists with updates to the ISZA Supplier Quality Manual and Website. 5% 7 Participates in internal cross-training opportunites. 8 Performs miscellaneous job related duties as assigned.ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Reports to: Director, Purchasing
- No direct reports
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
- Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering/Industrial Engineering or equivalent directly related work experience.
- Minimum five years experience in supplier quality or related field, preferably in automotive industry
KNOWLEDGE
- APQP process/procedures
- Quality Control techniques
- Blueprints and engineering drawing
- Working knowledge of SPC functions
- Root Cause analysis techniques; Red X, Six Sigma or other
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Proficient PC skills in Windows applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Ability to conduct root cause analysis and countermeasure with closed loop controls.
- Ability to prepare and conduct training and business and technical meetings/presentations
- Ability to maintain accurate data files
- Effective planning and scheduling techniques
PHYSICAL STANDARDS
The employee must be able to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer. Occasional reaching, stooping, and lifting of office files, reports or records, typically weighing 5 lbs. or less.
Position requires travel with overnight stays.
Exceptional Perks That Go Beyond the Basics
Join a workplace that invests in your well-being—mind, body, and future:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
Medical, dental, vision, and fertility benefits to support you through every stage of life - Fertility & Family-Building Support through WIN Fertility: Includes Adoption & Surrogacy Benefits, WINMaternity, and PowerPause, offering up to $25,000 in lifetime benefits for fertility-related services such as IVF, IUI, and preconception support
- Generous Time Off
Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation, 15 paid holidays annually, sick leave, parental leave, and MTO (Miscellaneous Time Off) for volunteering or a compelling personal need - Smart Retirement Planning
Build long-term financial security with a 401(k) plan featuring a company match and an additional Annual Retirement Contribution (ARC) - Peace of Mind
Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, as well as Travel Insurance, so you're covered wherever life takes you - Wellness Program
Access a variety of tools and resources designed to support your physical and mental well-being - Tuition Reimbursement
Pursue continued education with financial support for job-related coursework, degree programs, and professional growth - Exclusive Employee Discounts
Save on insurance, travel, entertainment, car purchases/rentals, retail purchases, and more
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum five years experience in supplier quality or related field (preferably automotive)
- Knowledge of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)
- Knowledge of SPC (Statistical Process Control) functions
- Root cause analysis techniques (Red X, Six Sigma or similar)
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings
- Proficient PC skills in Windows applications
- Ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement closed-loop corrective actions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prepare and conduct training and technical/business presentations
- Ability to maintain accurate data files and coordinate documentation/engineering changes
- Willingness to travel with overnight stays
What We Do
Isuzu is the global leader in commercial vehicles and diesel engines. We consistently focus on “creation without compromise” in the process of building and maintaining a world class organization. By expanding our operations across the globe, Isuzu products benefit people in over 100 countries. To ensure the most advanced performance and superb service, we are moving forward in product development, quality, manufacturing systems and customer support, which will become the new global standards of excellence. We hold an uncompromising commitment to improvement for better products and a better partnership with the world.
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