Work with Engineering and Supply Chain Management (SCM) to define process and quality parameters criteria [Critical to Process (CTP) and Critical to Quality (CTQ)] to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet Oceaneering product, process, or service requirements.
Lead assessment, due-diligence, communication, and mitigation of supplier risk for assigned area of supply (fabrication, machining, forging, casting).
Support SCM Category Management in establishing long-term strategic supplier development plans to facilitate product roadmaps and risk prevention strategies pertaining to improving quality.
Lead cross-functional teams in the qualification of suppliers of critical hardware / challenging engineering packages, through assessment of the suppliers’ manufacturing capability to fabricate and deliver our products/ services.
Lead supplier development projects that assess supplier process capability, help achieve process stability through reduced variation, improve capability, availability, and performance.
Lead investigations or support supplier’s root cause analysis of complex manufacturing issues.
Utilize advanced quality practices and tools to analyze risks and systemic issues and transform supplier quality.
Perform supplier capability assessments / audits related to quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing capabilities.
Trend, monitor, and help improve supplier performance through elimination of variation / waste and reduction of COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality).
Manage the implementation and execution of supplier corrective action / preventive action plans.
Mentor and guide other Supplier Quality Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Project Engineers in supplier capability assessments and audits related to quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing capabilities.
Produce well-written technical reports, develop, and make presentations.
Overall management of critical supplier NC including conducting root cause analyses, investigations, provides corrections, and recommendations for improvement to resolve problems and prevent schedule delays.
Support product and manufacturing process development projects as necessary, to promote the optimization of our solutions.
Undertake special projects as required.
Develop technical reports, business correspondence, and create procedures, manuals.
- Local and international travel is required on a frequent basis.
