About the role

  • Supplier Development Engineer at Ensign-Bickford overseeing supplier quality and delivery metrics. Collaborating with teams to enhance manufacturing processes in aerospace and defense sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Track, monitor, and report on key Supplier KPI’s, including quality and delivery metrics.
  • Create and implement strategic action plans to resolve systemic challenges, driving sustainable change/improvement.
  • Responsible for identifying, selecting, and qualifying Suppliers that align with future Company goals while ensuring they meet quality, delivery, and cost standards.
  • Assess supplier capacity, capability, and risk for existing and new programs.
  • Support commodity strategies and dual sourcing initiatives.
  • Provides advice and guidance in interpreting and adapting quality standards and government regulations.
  • Drive improvements utilizing Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and Problem-solving tools.
  • Analyzes design reliability and quality to recommend process changes and enhancements.
  • Support and drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in the early product design phase.
  • Works cross-functionally with internal teams to align on requirements and resolution of systemic issues.
  • Analyze data effectively, summarize results, create reports, and use visual management tools effectively.
  • Track action plans from Supplier audits and assessments and monitor their activity for completion and correctness consistently.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field of study required.
  • Experience working in or with machine shops is required; leading a machine shop is preferred.
  • Supply Chain experience is preferred.
  • Experience with Quality Standards including AS9100, and NADCAP.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices, and Problem Solving, including 8D, 5-Why.
  • Strong skills in MS Windows, including Word, PPT, Excel, and Project.
  • The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Commercial and financial acumen.
  • Excels in a dynamic work environment.
  • Energetic, agile, and the ability to work independently is a requirement.
  • Must be willing to travel up to 50%.

Job title

Supplier Development Engineer – Machining

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$90,000 - $130,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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