Are you passionate about quality and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in supplier quality Knape & Vogt is seeking a highly skilled Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team! Enjoy competitive pay and incentives at a company that values and rewards your expertise!
Company Overview:
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company has been based in Grand Rapids for over 125 years. We are a global leader specializing in the design manufacture and distribution of functional hardware office and healthcare ergonomics and storagerelated components for original equipment manufacturers specialty distributors hardware chains and major home centers.
Whats In It For You:
- Benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision plus many more starting Day 1
- Competitive Pay
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 401K with Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discount Programs
- Bonus and Merit opportunities
What You Will Get to Do:
- Monitor and report on supplier product quality and performance
- Facilitate communication between KV and suppliers when nonconforming product is found
- Review engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly
- Support the Strategic Sourcing team to find the best vendors
- Conduct supplier quality control audits
- Understand and interpret all manufacturing audits and other industry standards
- Support and lead process improvement activities at the supplier
- Conduct benchmark studies to determine best practice and trends
- Assist with logistics including communications with vendors
What You Will Bring:
- 3 years of demonstrated work experience in supplier quality strong knowledge of APQP Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Lean manufacturing and ISO9001
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field
- Experience working with ERP systems and intermediate skills in MS Office