What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Specialist position at Air Liquide USA LLC?
The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies - from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells - even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?Reporting to the Global Quality Engineering Director, the Supplier Quality Specialist will achieve ALAM goals in the areas of manufacturing quality, technology advancement, productivity, off-spec elimination, non-conformance elimination, customer satisfaction, and cost reduction.The Supplier Quality Specialist will autonomously support all site groups in the form of data analysis and consolidation and the tracking and reporting of KPIs. The team member in this position will perform activities that ensure required quality and safety standards are being met for our products. Specifically, this role will focus on supply chain quality related to suppliers, toll
manufacturing and affiliate manufacturing quality control.
Job Description
Develop and manage the QA infrastructure necessary to have a robust supply chain process from new vendor evaluation through scale up and continuous improvement and monitoring of critical quality attributes.
Lead the evaluation of quality for new supplier and toll manufacturing companies for existing and new products. Work with supply chain members to audit, evaluate, develop and monitor our supply chain vendor performance to meet our needs and the needs of the electronic chemical Industry.
Work regularly with site quality teams swiftly, to address off spec material. Including leading 8d investigations, and working with vendors and internal sites to implement corrective actions to mitigate future risks.
Represent the quality voice and vision in engineering design review meetings to ensure best practices are incorporated and the operation is assessed via Quality focused FMEA's.
Establish and use effective work methods with production, maintenance, warehouse, and other functions to enable process and/or product optimization, problem prevention.
Develops, reviews and revises metrics / measurements that monitor key plant quality control points to assure alignment among production capabilities, laboratory method capabilities, and customer needs. Create action plans to address KPIs that do not meet target.
Lead and support implementing corrective actions at vendor locations based upon supplier development and/or audit findings.
Lead the supplier and internal audit program. Ensure best practices are implemented and lead quality continuous improvement projects to ensure compliance. Including writing, revising and the review of work instructions, training tools, and automated systems
Travel required to global supplier base, toll manufacturing facilities and ALAM sites.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with a preference of Science or Engineering
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
An understanding of statistical analysis and quantitative problem solving tools and methods.
Proven track record of delivering on commitments
Proven ability to lead change, personally adaptable, and able to perform well under pressure and constantly changing priorities
Solution/outcome oriented in an environment with minimal supervision
Problem solving and decision making skills
Experience in FMEA's or other relevant risk ranking tools
Auditing experience and the ability to travel 30% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications:
Green Belt certification or higher
Experience in setting up systems and statistical methodologies to evaluate control limit data and experience in statistical evaluations
Depth of knowledge and experience in one or more quality software systems (ERP, LIMs, Statistical Analysis Software)
Certified ISO 9001 auditor and/or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.
