If a culture focused on excellence, innovation and ownership is what you are looking for, you should bring your experience to Flowserve. Whether as a team member, specialist or leader, your entrepreneurial mindset will cement Flowserve's position as a global player in comprehensive solutions for the process industry. Here, your opportunity for career growth and industry-leading compensation is supported by our core commitment to the values of People First, Integrity and Safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and profit, Flowserve's inspiration is to develop exceptional solutions for our customers to create a better world for all.
This position is responsible for driving Quality performance excellence from our suppliers through the deployment of Flowserve supplier quality management program and processes. This will include evaluating and developing suppliers to ensure their quality performance and that their capabilities are optimized in accordance with Flowserve quality expectations as well as global category strategy need. This position will evaluate supplier quality data trends for the management of supplier risk to product and process performance.
Possible locations:
Germany - Ettlingen, Essen, Ahaus
Austria – Villach
Great Britain - Haywards Heath
Your tasks:
1. Evaluate supplier quality data to identify areas of focus and work with suppliers to develop improvement plans and specific CAPA
2. Support continuous improvement of the Flowserve supplier quality program through collaborative global process development and standardization
3. Liaison with FCD Global Quality, Category, and Operations leadership to identify supplier improvement or strategic development opportunities
4. Identify specific supplier problems, determine root cause and recommend and/or implement appropriate corrective actions including control plans as needed
5. Perform external audits, including supplier source evaluations, product and process audits.
6. Lead and execute Supplier & Product approvals (PPAP) and programs as dictated by procurement strategy or quality performance
7. Work with suppliers on developing and harnessing new practices, technologies and systems to add value to Flowserve
8. Support compliance to Supplier Performance policies within suppliers and Flowserve operations
9. Collaborate with FCD central quality to analyze quality data for identification of systemic supplier or Flowserve issues. Develop specific quality initiative strategies to address issues with global proactive quality tools
10. Promote a culture of continuous improvement
11. Promote a culture of enterprise thinking
12. Promote a global supplier rationalization and consolidation
Your profile:
13. B.S. Engineering degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial or Industrial Technology or equivalent technical training and experience
14. Minimum of 2 + years of experience as a Quality Engineer
15. Fundamental understanding of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Systems
16. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
17. Strong proactive approach to identifying and solving performance issues
18. Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, Control Plans
19. Must be able to travel both domestic and international
20. Microsoft Office proficiency
21. English Language proficiency
22. Knowledge of German/Italian/Spanish/French would be an asset
We offer:
23. Interesting and diverse tasks in an international and innovative company
24. Medium-sized company embedded in an international group
25. Good transport connection
26. Internal and external training opportunities
27. Detailed familiarization with our procedures and processes