Why This Role Quality is where product integrity gets protected before it ever reaches production. As our Supplier Quality Technician, you'll be the first line of defense — inspecting incoming materials and components, catching issues before they become bigger problems, and helping keep our supplier base accountable to the standards our products require. This is a great fit whether you're looking to build a long-term career as a skilled Quality Technician, or eventually grow toward a Supplier Quality Engineer path — either way, you'll gain real, hands-on expertise in inspection, GD&T, and supplier quality systems that's valuable wherever your career goes from here.
What You'll Do:- Incoming Inspection
- Perform receiving inspection on incoming materials and components
- Identify, segregate, and disposition nonconforming materials received from suppliers
- Monitor and update inspection plans in the ERP system based on engineering changes or supplier performance
- Documentation & Records
- Retain and archive supplier material certificates, certificates of conformance, and inspection data in accordance with procedures
- Gather, review, and retain supplier PPAP deliverables
- Supplier Quality Support
- Help determine supplier-at-fault issues identified in production
- Communicate directly with suppliers on nonconformance investigations and returns
- Collect supplier performance data for ongoing monitoring
- Review part specifications to define, create, and set up inspection plans
- What You Bring
- RequiredHigh school diploma or equivalent 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Blueprint reading skills
- Experience with measurement tools, including CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)
- Intermediate-level GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
- Familiarity with PPAP processesProficiency with Microsoft Outlook and ExcelNice to HaveBroad understanding of materials, manufacturing technologies, and processesProficiency with ERP or inspection management systems
- Physical and mental demands
- Continuous: Sitting, seeing, hearing, speaking, reading, computer use, comprehension
- Frequent: Problem solving, reasoning, complex information processing, fine motor skills for manipulating tools or equipment, walk and stand for inspections
- Occasional: Decision making
- Intermittent: Lifting up to 30 lbs
- The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position
