Supplier Quality Engineer

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Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

 

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Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

Reporting to the Operations Quality Manager, the Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for driving supplier quality performance, resolving quality issues, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This role partners closely with suppliers, Engineering, Operations, and Procurement to ensure high-quality products and reliable supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality and delivery performance improvements.
• Lead supplier corrective actions, root cause investigations, and issue resolution.
• Conduct supplier audits and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards.
• Analyze non-conformances and implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Support supplier qualification, first article submissions, and ongoing supplier development.
• Review FMEAs, Control Plans, PPAPs, and related quality documentation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve process capability and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Quality within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience with quality tools such as FMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Actions, Lean, Kaizen, and 5S.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive results, influence stakeholders, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

U.S. Citizenship is mandatory due to government contract obligations associated with this role.