National Vacuum Equipment is now part of the Atlas Copco Group!!
BIG COMPANY BENEFITS - SMALL COMPANY WORK ENVIRONMENT
Building exceptional equipment. Building exciting futures.
•Manufacturing in Traverse City, MI – Made in the USA.
Serving solid, recession proof industries*.
In addition to leading regional compensation we offer the following benefits:
· Health (three medical plans to choose from), vision, and dental insurance effective less than a month after you start work!
· Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time - 15 vacation days and 13 holidays in your first full year!
· 401k Retirement Program - up to 6% Company match!
· Employer paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
· Optional additional life insurance plans.
Primary Responsibilities and Key Qualifications:
Job description
•Be a proactive and reliable partner, engaging in preventive quality planning to support innovation and act as an external enabler for sustainable performance improvement.
•Execute inspection for the initial sourcing of components according to contractual documents and maintain related records.
•Manage the supply chain quality processes and ensure effectiveness including receiving inspection, supplier site inspection, deviated material control, scrap, and corrective actions with suppliers.
•Execute evaluation and audit for supplier on Process, Quality, Environment, Energy, Safety, and Health.
•Supplier development & improvement: analyze business requirements and identify gaps of supplier, organize improvement and support plan, drive proactive involvement of suppliers in manufacturing improvement.
•Operational claim management: coordination of containments with suppliers, coordinating failure meetings, initiating claims to suppliers, and assuring 8D work activities.
•Develop methods to maintain and report on supplier quality metrics.
•Participate in the ECN process with a focus on communicating information to suppliers to ensure proper revision control.
Experience requirements
•Minimum of 5 years of experience in Lean manufacturing or supplier quality assurance within manufacturing or production environment.
•Ability to interpret blueprints and technical specifications.
•Experience with conducting audits such as systems, processes, and product along with managing closure of actions associated with identified opportunities.
•Analyze and use critical thinking, looking into problems and identifying root causes with facts, numbers and sound logic
•Lean problem-solving tools and interpreting data to drive continuous improvement projects.
•Solid negotiation skills
•Results focused with ability to report on KPI’s
•Casting, machining, assembly and metal fabrication processes is a plus
•Mechanical aptitude is required
Knowledge
•Thorough understanding and application of core quality tools and statistical quality assurance methods.
•Good standing knowledge of industrial and mechanical design principles.
•Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, second language is a plus
•Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word
•Good verbal and written communications skills
•Experienced with MRP systems
•Experience with PowerBI is a plus
Educational requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with relevant work experience
Preferably CSQP certification
Additional requirements
•Ability to travel domestically and internationally and have valid drivers license
•Ability to build relationships with both colleagues and suppliers
•Ability to work independently while in a fast paced, change oriented environment
•Take responsibility of the assigned processes
•Willingness to learn is a must
•Proactive and commitment to solve problems
•Solid and effective communication skills – verbal, written and interpersonal
NVE is a US manufacturer of tanker truck equipment for the liquid waste, oil and gas mining and hydro excavation industries. We are proud of the safe clean environment we have created with state-of-the-art equipment and opportunity for advancement.
National Vacuum Equipment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state provincial and municiple laws.
www.NatVac.com
Job Type: Full-time
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Work Location: In person