Supplier Quality Engineer

Kapco, Inc.
vision insurance, paid holidays, 401(k), profit sharing
United States, Wisconsin, Grafton
Jan 07, 2025
Description Kapco Metal Stamping is the Midwest's premier contract manufacturer of metal components, trusted by some of the world's biggest brands to make precision metal parts. Kapco's constant investment in modern, state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology sets us apart from other manufacturers in the industry and helps us deliver the highest quality products to their partners. Alongside our metal stamping, fabrication, welding, and machining capabilities, Kapco has built a lasting reputation for our family culture based upon six core values: Innovation, Attitude, Integrity, Impact, Accountability, and Safety. Today, Kapco employs over 600 employees across our family of companies, and we are looking to add to our fast-growing team! Come Together at Kapco Video Supplier Quality Engineer -Kapco Grafton, WI If you are driven to succeed with a passion for the professional growth and development of others, our employee-focused company may have the right opportunity for you! Kapco is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Grafton, WI team. The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that materials and components sourced from suppliers meet Kapco's quality standards and specifications. This role involves collaboration with suppliers, internal teams and quality assurance processes to identify and resolve quality issues. Apply today to learn more! Responsibilities: Collaboration: Work with suppliers to implement process improvements and quality enhancement programs. Perform detailed drawing reviews - collaborate and specify critical product requirements with Engineering and Purchasing to translate customer needs into supplied product requirements and specifications. Define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product requirements. Integrate quality requirements into product designs and processes. Complete APQP activities with suppliers - lead risk and failure analysis to ensure functional specification requirements are fully met during process validation and PPAP. Assist in the development of dimensional control strategies with suppliers. Assist in the design and procurement of gages and instruments with suppliers. Documentation and reporting: Develop, implement, maintain, and improve key metrics and records - supplier performance monitoring, cost objectives and audit results. Root Cause Analysis: Manage SCAR analysis, work with suppliers directly to create corrective action plans to address process failures and prevent recurrence. Provide structured problem-solving support - reactive (field failure or testing) and preventive (mitigate NPD risk). Supplier Evaluation and Selection: Support purchasing with the supplier approval process by assessing supplier manufacturing process capabilities Quality Audits: Perform supplier audits to ensure compliance with quality requirements and industry standards, drive process standardization, waste elimination and continuous improvement. Training and Support: Support and coach team members and suppliers on quality standards and expectations. Coach in the use of fundamental APQP tools (PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Process Validation Plans and Production Control Plans). Quality Control: Oversee incoming inspections and testing of materials and components. Develop and implement quality control plans and inspection criteria for incoming materials. Additional Support: Provide supplier quality support for all manufacturing sites and other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years of experience in quality engineering and related disciplines including implementing and applying quality tools such as APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, PPAP, SPC and GD&T. Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. Knowledge of or experience working in an Advanced Product Quality planning role. Auditing, ISO 9000 and TS 16949 experience. Six Sigma Green Belt or Shainin Red X. Willing to travel as needed (up to 20%). About Kapco Metal Stamping Kapco is known for investing in its people and creating a culture of engagement, and is equally as committed to giving back to the community. As an employee, you can expect a goal-oriented compensation structure, excellent benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K, Profit Sharing, Vacation, Paid Holidays, an Onsite Wellness Center and Gym Membership. Building on employees' skill sets and growing them as individuals is a top priority at Kapco. The Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance is focused specifically on delivering an exclusive and proprietary in-house training curriculum called blprint, designed to develop employees along their career path. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)