Supplier Quality Specialist – Supplier Quality Engineering

• Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation
• Select suppliers through qualification processes
• Own supplier results and drive improvements using supplier scorecards
• Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance and driving improvement plans where needed
• Perform supplier quality assurance and supplier quality development
• Manage supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, and performance monitoring
• Assist key suppliers toward industrial standards of excellence
• Apply technical understanding of engineering drawings and manage vendors
• Develop specialized expertise and serve as a best-practice and quality resource
• Contribute to strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within the area of responsibility
• Communicate complex or sensitive information and build consensus
• Act as a resource for less-experienced colleagues
• Lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements
• Use technical expertise and data analysis to support recommendations and solve moderately complex problems

• Significant experience in Sourcing & Supplier Quality Engineering
• Knowledge level comparable to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma with relevant experience
• 10–15 years of industry experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Supplier Development functions
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes and part complexities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to lead programs/projects
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills
• Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt certification or equivalent demonstrated experience
• Competence in improving supplier statistical capability and evaluating readiness to serve, including capacity verifications
• CWI / CSWIP Welding certification
• ASNT Level II certification in NDT; Level III or internal GE certification preferred
• Knowledge of industry technical standards and codes such as ASTM, ASME, AWS, and EN
• ISO Lead Auditor certification by a third-party registrar or accepted internal GE training/certification program
• Certified RCA Leader or other proven formal problem-solving expertise, such as Kepner Tregoe, 8D, or Apollo
• Experience in power generation equipment manufacturing
• Proactive approach and issue ownership with process orientation
• Self-motivated
• Influencing skills

• Relocation assistance not provided