Supplier Quality Engineer

OverviewFXI is a leading manufacturer of polyurethane foam, delivering a wide range of comfort solutions to the Bedding, Furniture, and Transportation industries.

We are pioneers in the "Mattress in a Box" market, leveraging a "molecules to doorstep" model that combines cutting-edge innovation, large-scale production, and extensive distribution to serve both our own brands and other industry leaders.

With our corporate headquarters, and multiple manufacturing locations across North America—including our growing site in Cuautitlán—FXI has built a culture defined by innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Our technologies are found in countless everyday applications—everywhere comfort is needed, FXI leads the way.We're looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our high-performing, value-focused culture.

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Position SummarySupplier Quality Engineer (SQE)At FXI, our Supplier Quality Engineers play a key role in ensuring our suppliers deliver products right the first time.

This position drives supplier performance by partnering on quality systems, process improvements, and risk prevention from the very start of manufacturing.

You'll collaborate with suppliers to implement best practices, eliminate defects and waste, and support sourcing, production, and development initiatives.

If you're passionate about building strong partnerships, solving problems at the root cause, and ensuring world-class quality, this role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on FXI's success.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesWork with Procurement & Product Development Teams, long w / FXI manufacturing locations to define process parameters and criteria (Critical to Quality (CTQ) features) to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet FXI product, process, or service requirements.Lead assessment, due-diligence, communication, and mitigation of supplier risk for assigned area of supply.Support establishing long-term strategic supplier development plans to facilitate product / service roadmaps and risk prevention strategies.Lead cross-functional teams in the qualification of suppliers of critical new programs, through assessment of the suppliers' manufacturing capability to fabricate and deliver our products / services.

These assessments would be around the framework related to ISO QMS audits.Lead supplier development projects that gauge supplier process capability, reduce variation, improve capability, availability, and performance.Utilize advanced quality practices and tools to analyze risks and systemic issues and improve supplier quality.Perform supplier overall capability assessments and audits related to quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing capabilities.Measure, monitor, and improve supplier performance, reduce variation / waste, and Cost of Poor Quality.Manage the implementation and execution of supplier corrective action / preventive action plans.Lead problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers.Mentor and guide Supplier Quality Engineers and Project Engineers in capability assessments and audits related to quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing capabilities.Assure suppliers maintain a robust change management to ensure flawless implementation of process changes.Assist suppliers with the understanding and execution of FXI's supplier quality manual expectations.Produce well-written technical reports, develop, and make presentations for internal FXI management and plant teams.Undertake special projects as required.Education and / or Experience QualificationsBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or extensive equivalent technical experience, especially in a quality engineering role w / in a manufacturing industry.Extensive experience in Quality / Supplier Quality Engineering positions.Extensive experience working in an ISO

• QMS (Quality Management System).

Thorough understanding of basic textile manufacturing techniquesAbility to read and comprehend engineering drawings, specifications, and general knowledge of what is required to be provided to a supplier.Comprehensive knowledge of quality management systems and principles and a variety of operational excellence processes.Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with no supervision.Ability to utilize Basic Dimensioning and Tolerance in the analysis of current and future products.Strong written and verbal communications.Develop technical reports, business correspondence, and create procedures, manuals.Ability to evaluate quality of manufacturing and production processes against good manufacturing practices and engineering specifications.Have experience w / attribute inspections, boundary samples, visual inspection techniques for visual product standards (color, etc).

Ability to assess the effectiveness of suppliers' quality controls and recommend improvements.Have experience w / Poke Yoke approach to controlling critical to quality processes, including product safety related issues.Experience at conducting either supplier quality audits or internal manufacturing quality audits.Ability to develop First Article Inspection documents, review / recommend changes to supplier provided Inspection and Test Plans.Have experience or working knowledge of LPA audits, Gage R&Rs, Attribute Gage R&RsHave analytical skills, including SPC quality control, process capability studies, Excel and related MS Office tools.Understanding and familiarity with AIAG5-10 years work experience in cut-n-sew or textile operationsQualified, competent, and certified as an ISO

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