Supplier Quality Analyst

Reporting to the Supplier Quality Manager, the Supplier Quality Analyst (SQA) in coloration with the Quality at the Source (QATS) Engineer for their supply lane to execute activities aiming to ensure that all supplied components within their portfolio of regional suppliers are ready to use when reaching internal or external customers.

The Supplier Quality Engineer is the primary point of contact both internally and externally for all activities related to Quality at their suppliers. They will answer all quality-related inquiries and will enhance the compliance to Husky's qualification standards (i.e. re-qualify existing suppliers).

The Supplier Quality Engineer will monitor suppliers' performance, organize and execute Supplier Audits, follow-up on Supplier Improvement Plans and execute Part Qualifications.

In collaboration with the Clinic team, the Supplier Quality Engineer will support root cause analysis & permanent corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define & execute supplier surveillance audit plans to maintain or re-qualify existing suppliers according to latest Husky standards
• Define supplier improvement plans, follow-up on action implementation and effectiveness at Suppliers
• Monitor supplier performance & proactively act or react accordingly
• Manage Part Qualifications for their suppliers
• Participate in Andon & Clinic activities related to their suppliers
• Support and verify execution of containment actions at Suppliers.
• Support execution of containment actions at Supplier
• Contribute to Root Cause Analysis and Permanent Corrective Action determination and follow-up on implementation at Supplier
• Partner with stakeholders for execution of Andon/Clinic tasks outside of direct area of responsibilities
• Support new supplier qualification
• Participate in the continuous improvement of methods & standard of Supply Chain Quality Management System
  

Critical Capabilities

• Good understanding of Quality needs (e.g., what internal/external suppliers provide, what customers expect, and what performance measurement metrics are)
• Audit capabilities, Audit skill & knowledge, good relationship skills
• Good project management skills for management of supplier improvement plan
• Good technical understanding of Supplier's manufacturing, assembly, logistic processes - be able to evaluate sound of a process even without having a deep technical knowledge
• Good understanding of Huskys product design, standards and manufacturing technologies for a wide range of product types; process engineering can be generic/agnostic of product
  

Education/Experience/Wualifications

• Engineering, Supplier Audit Certification is an asset
• Minimum "5 years Quality/Project Management/Supply Chain experience
• Work experience in technical, supply chain or operations role with process development experience
• Knowledge in manufacturing processes precision machining, casting, and fabrication is an added advantage
• Strong Quality background required understanding of tools and processes related to Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP); ability to facilitate sessions with partners
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and define corrective action
• Ability to apply an analytical, process-oriented approach to solving problems across a variety of situations and activities
• Excellent written and spoken command of English"
• "Ownership, accountability and confidence to take decisions
• Strong decision-making skills & ability to work in ambiguity
• Strong project and change management skills
• Hands-on data collection and analysis skills, with a high attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment with a willingness to change, flexibility and learning agility
• Excellent problem solving skills and tenacity to drive the resolution to conclusion
• Understanding of lean principles to enhance quality process design and operations
• Understands the need and benefit of Quality Assurance
• Understanding of ISO Quality Management System requirements & business/industry standards"
• This role requires travel within the country.