Supplier Quality Engineer
Apex, NC 
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Posted 19 days ago
Job Description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing-improving productivity, enhancing people's lives and redefining what's possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications-from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Job Summary

As a Quality Engineer, you will ensure products and services meet customer expectations. You'll identify quality issues, enhance control processes, and drive continuous improvement. Your goal will be to maximize customer satisfaction while minimizing quality costs by delivering high-quality products.

Job Description (primary responsibilities)

  • Conducting product and process audits to identify areas for improvement.
  • Developing and implementing quality control plans and procedures.
  • Investigating and resolving customer complaints related to product quality.
  • Analyzing data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
  • Providing training and guidance to production teams on quality control processes.
  • Perform Supplier Quality Engineer activities focusing on supplier approval, supplier qualification and quality control of the procurement activities.
  • Provide technical guidance to a global supplier base to assure product and process compliance with regulatory requirements and engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Work proactively with suppliers to resolve quality concerns applying technical and quality expertise to avoid reoccurrences of quality issues.
  • Development of inspection, verification, qualification plans, in addition to tests and processes to assure products and services meet the quality requirements.
  • History conducting material/part/process qualification reviews (PPAP, 1st Piece, FAI)
  • Manage supplier qualification and maintenance program, supplier changes and evaluate associated risk to product and QMS.
  • Manage Supplier Corrective Action Report & Audit program.

Requirements

  • Possess a Bachelor of Science in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related technical field.
  • Have experience with quality control methods such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
  • Be able to analyze data using statistical tools and software.
  • Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Possess excellent project management, analytical and problem-solving skills working collaboratively with cross -functional teams and customers.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.


Equal Opportunity Employer – minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
Open
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