This is a job for a Associate Quality Engineer (Supply Chain) position with a company located in the Columbus, MS area.
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Job Description:
Are you a detail-oriented engineer with a passion for operational excellence? Airbus Helicopters, Inc. is looking for an Associate Quality Engineer (Supply Chain) to join our North America team. In this pivotal role, you won't just monitor performance-you'll drive it. From managing high-level supplier data in SAP to implementing Lean Six Sigma improvements, you will act as the vital link between our suppliers and our internal production goals. If you are ready to take ownership of supplier recovery plans and ensure "On-Quality, On-Time" delivery in a fast-paced aerospace environment, we want to hear from you.
Meet The Team:
Our team is composed of high-performing engineers and logistics professionals dedicated to the "On-Quality, On-Time" philosophy. We pride ourselves on being the "ambassadors" for our suppliers while maintaining the rigorous standards required to keep our aircraft safe and operational. If you value a team that prioritizes data-driven decision-making (SAP, Tableau) and technical problem-solving (8D, Lean Six Sigma), you'll find yourself right at home here.
Your Working Environment:
On the eastern border of Mississippi you'll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It's here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.
How We Care For You:
Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Your Challenges:
Supplier Data Management: 45%
Manage supplier quality Approval/Authorization
Ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
Update supplier data in the related IT Systems (SAP, C-SAAM, etc.)
Perform Audit-by-Mail activities
Support the Supply Chain Risk Analysis process (e.g. Watchtower)
Supply Chain Quality Management: 30%
Act as focal point for the suppliers for operational activities and contract management and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions
Assess suppliers during tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision
Manage supply chain & quality aspects of the contract, being responsible for On Time, On Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance
Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects
Contribute to the annual Supplier Evaluation Development (SED).
Present and report on the situation of the supplier on operational performance (KPIs, assessments...) during Multi-Functional Team (MFT) meetings and to next level Management.
Train the suppliers on AH Group Contractual Industrial and AHI requirement standards
Continuous Improvement: 25%
Work with team members to implement Supply Chain Corrective / Improvement / Development missions using a variety of tools and techniques based on Lean 6 Sigma principles (Practical Problem Solving, 8D, 5W ...) and Advanced Program Quality Planning (APQP) tools (Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA), key characteristics, control plan, ...)
Find solutions to complex technical supplier issues using appropriate tools (i.e. Practical Problem Solving (PPS), Six Sigma, 8D, Kepner Tregoe) and personal high technical background.
Track and report at commodity level to management and internal customers the supply chain progress.
Facilitate PPS projects for AHI and supplier chain
Your Boarding Pass:
BS Degree in Engineering / Procurement / Logistics or equivalent knowledge gained through four (4) years of work experience
Two (2) or more years' experience in quality, logistic or procurement related fields
SAP knowledge
MS SharePoint
Microsoft Office Suite: MSWord, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
Tableau
Travel Required:
10% Domestic and International
Citizenship:
Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (a U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: 95% Onsite
Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment. Daily
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs. Frequently
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs. Frequently
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. As required.
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Occasionally
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
