Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!
The Supplier Quality Engineer II works closely with cross-functional teams, including Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Warranty, Supplier Partners, and other Quality Engineers to identify and mitigate supplier quality risks. They support containment of supplier originated quality issues and issues, approve, and verify supplier corrective action requests and responses. They qualify new suppliers (including onsite quality audits and survey evaluation) and monitor their performance and develop suppliers as needed. They provide supplied part acceptance criteria, evaluation of meeting the criteria (PPAP), and approve new supplied parts for production use. Performs work under general supervision. Handles moderately complex issues and problems; refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. Possesses solid working knowledge of subject matter. May provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to others in the department.
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service.
- Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
- Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week
- Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
- Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
- A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
- Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
- Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.
- Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner
What You'll Be Doing
- Works directly with suppliers where Quality or Delivery performance, or business risk demands robust corrective action and improvement. Utilizes expertise and a wide range of tools to identify and lead improvement actions including Problem Solving and Auditing.
- Qualifying new suppliers, new components, and new supplier processes
- Performs capability (Product, Process, Materials Management) assessments and where necessary, Special Process Audits with key suppliers to evaluate the application of advanced quality tools, manufacturing capabilities, and material management. Support the development of subsequent improvement plans and coordinates milestones & completion of actions against an agreed project charter.
- Assesses Production Readiness with suppliers, as needed.
- Actively supports supply chain cost reduction projects and new product introduction by ensuring compliance to process, and providing PPAP requirements, evaluation of PPAP submissions, and approval of PPAP submissions.
- Sets inspection requirements at the supplier facility or at Henny Penny manufacturing locations (receiving inspection criteria).
- Monitors performance, communicate expectations, and require actions for all assigned suppliers.
- Functions as a liaison, in support of Supply Chain, between suppliers and internal functions/plants (engineering, quality, operations, etc.) to clarify requirements, facilitate communication and drive accountability.
- Leads/supports cross functional teams in the development and deployment of effective supplier related policies, processes, and procedures per ISO9001 and Henny Penny Quality Management System.
- Consistently models the Company values and expected behaviors.
- Other duties as assigned.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor (Other) Degree in a technical discipline Required
- 3+ years experience Required
- Experience working with a supply base that are providing component parts to a manufacturing operation Required
- Experience in independently auditing manufacturing operations to ISO9001 or equivalent requirements and performing gap analysis for supplier operations Required
- Ability to read engineering prints and an understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Comprehensive knowledge of problem solving and continuous improvement tools and techniques (7 Quality Tools, FMEA, VSM, SPC, MSA, etc.)
- Proficient with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Mini-Tab and/or JMP experience a plus.
- Understanding metrology tools and their application and limitations.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and time-management skills.
- Someone who is self-motivated, a team player, and has a desire to grow, based on his/her performance.
- Seeks to continuously improve skills.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an attention to detail.
- CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA, and CSQP is a plus
About Us
We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.
We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.
Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
