.job description:come be disruptive with us!
at milwaukee tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and have an unparalleled pride in their work and in the milwaukee brand.
we know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.all our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our project teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations.
the fast-paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with end users to understand how to deliver heavy duty products with high performance.
we create best in class products by leveraging advanced analysis fabrics, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility.supplier process engineer (spe) provides quality and technical guidance to engineering on cross-functional r&d and operations projects, including new product development, product support, and value engineering.
the primary duty of this position is to provide supplier selection support, technical expertise, and supplier development for milwaukee tool's key suppliers.
spe will participate in on-site supplier process assessments/audits to assess supplier technical capabilities and provide on-site support as needed.
this position will develop action plans and drive implementation to close supplier technical gaps within component manufacturing.you'll also be disruptive through these duties and responsibilities:- plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier process audits to ensure that necessary process controls are in place during supplier assessment visits or on-going supplier management assessments.- implement and maintain process improvement and monitoring systems with suppliers as appropriate.
these systems will focus on process controls, metrology, quality control, quality management and quality systems.- understand the supplier's current capabilities and potential new capabilities and communicate to purchasing, engineering, and quality personnel.- identify systemic supplier quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions through 1) data and information collection regarding trends and issues 2) data and information collection from assessments and from supply base, and 3) root cause analysis and problem resolution.- demonstrated specialized depth and/or breadth of process expertise in required area of focus.- resolves complex problems using root cause, 8ds, six sigma, shainin red x, and decision matrices.- leads others to solve problems using analytical thought, exercising judgment and identifying innovative solutions.
may lead functional teams or projects