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Supplier Quality Engineer

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Mid level
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18 Locations
Mid level
The Global Supplier Quality Engineer at YETI will manage supplier quality for manufacturing partners, ensuring qualifications and capabilities. Responsibilities include driving supplier quality processes, conducting audits, implementing continuous improvement strategies, and facilitating problem-solving efforts. Collaboration with cross-functional teams on product development and standardizing quality processes are key aspects of the role.
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The Global Supplier Quality Engineer will primarily be responsible for managing supplier quality for a portion of YETI’s manufacturing partners and will be capable of delivering results in a fast paced and demanding growth environment. This role will primarily be focused on partnering with the YETI’s Manufacturing Engineering and Global Sourcing to ensure YETI’s manufacturing partners are qualified and capable. More specifically, this individual’s activities will be focused on managing supplier qualification, ensuring solid manufacturing capability and driving PPAP on new/revised products. Additionally, this role will be responsible to facilitate problem solving and sustaining activities on existing products, audit supplier processes for quality and conformance and drive continuous improvement activities related to product and process improvement. This role will serve as a bridge between new product development and manufacturing process approval, and will be responsible to ensure that YETI’s manufacturing partners are capable of producing high quality goods on an ongoing basis. This role will also gather pre-shipment and ongoing warranty/reliability data, leveraging LEAN tools and partnering with tier 1 and select tier 2 suppliers to drive continuous improvement, ultimately serving at the primary contact to funnel requested changes into the YETI system, and establish appropriate PPAP plans for product & process changes.  

 

This person will have a significant level of partnership and engagement with project management, marketing, product development, manufacturing, and suppliers. He/She will work as a core team member on the implementation of major product development projects. In addition, the Global Supplier Quality Engineer will be responsible for developing and standardizing processes and tools to better facilitate supplier quality activities. 

 
Responsibilities: 
• Drive supplier quality throughout YETI’s suppliers by partnering to implement manufacturing processes capable of ensuring a high degree of product conformance through the implementation of sustainable processes and statistical process controls 
• Engage directly in all aspects of an APQP-based manufacturing and supplier quality program, including development of PFMEA’s, Gage R&R, Control Plans and Process Validation, ultimately ensuring YETI’s partners implement processes that drive a high degree of conformance and quality 
• Gather pre-shipment and warranty data related to specific YETI product families, leverage LEAN tools to establish root cause solutions and drive continuous improvement. 
• Analyze new supplier capability as part of the supplier selection process 
• Work with cross functional teams and incorporate Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in major product development projects and product changes; focusing specifically on process controls including PFMEAs, Control Plans, CAPA, Process capability, and Continuous Improvement 
• Partner with YETI’s suppliers to funnel required or requested changes through the change management process 
• Develop and implement and standardize processes, metrics, and tools to improve manufacturing and product quality. Analyze statistical data to determine requirements and establish quality and reliability objectives 
• Conduct regular audits of supplier processes to drive product & process conformance 
• Enthusiastically collaborate and drive a culture of quality, reliability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization. 
 

Qualifications and attributes: 
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering is required 
4-6 years of engineering experience, preferably from the Automotive Industry, or similar industry where APQP is widely implemented 
• Previous experience within a global full service supply chain model 
• Past hands-on experience and knowledge of traditional quality tools, APQP, DFx, FMEA, DOE, GR&R, SPC, and PPAP 
• Experience effectively utilizing statistical methods and statistical analysis tools  

Past experience working as a Product Development Engineer and/or Manufacturing Engineer beneficial 

• Familiar with common international certifications (ISO9001, IATF16949, ISO22000 etc.) and related quality tools and methodologies, including FMEAs, Control Plans, SPC & Control Charts and DMAIC, A3 and 8D 

• Strong problem-solving skills and experience with the following processes (PPAP, SPC, Pareto, 5W, Is/ Is Not, Fishbone) 

• Must be fluent in English with excellent written and communication skills, local language is a norm and Mandarin is a plus 
• Knowledge and experience with a broad array of manufacturing methods and tooling typically utilized in YETI’s products, including injection molding, roto molding, light assembly, etc. 
• Ability to solve problems, perform risk analysis, make quality and timely decisions 
• Ability to lead and influence cross functional teams and being a team player 
• Ability to travel both internationally and domestically 
 

Any offer of employment with YETI is contingent on a successful criminal background check and successful reference checks.

YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is at the center of everything we do for our YETIzens. We embrace all applicants looking to bring their authentic selves to YETI and contribute to our mission of keeping the wild WILD. Find out more about our commitment to DE&I at yeti.com/esg.html.

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