Job Description Summary
At Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace company, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider specializing in the design, production, and maintenance of components and propulsion systems for both civil and military aviation. Respect for people is core to our culture and part of our commitment to FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of Avio Aero, their work isn't just a job, it's their passion and purpose. We were meant to fly.As a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring supplier deliveries consistently meet all customer quality and regulatory requirements. Your responsibilities will include leading preventive enhancement initiatives to improve supplier manufacturing processes and actively contributing to sourcing and industrialization efforts to achieve the target of zero customer defects. The role also involves collaborating with sourcing and product engineering teams to conduct preventive assessments of design-to-manufacturing processes, ensuring that quality systems are adaptable and responsive to changing demand
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
Lead the organization in resolution of any customer quality concerns which may relate to supplier performance
Monitor customer score cards and plan preventive actions against disruptions triggered by suppliers
Partner with supplier to anticipate volume evolution and changing landscape for quality requirements and improvements
Provide engineering support to supplier manufacturing process ensuring consistent application of quality techniques to resolve quality issues of capability, tolerancing and materials
Lead supplier eligibility assessment, readiness review and surveillance audits, ensure early containment actions apply
Lead APQP (customer requirements flow down, FMEA, leverage lessons learnt, etc.) ensuring that PPAP are approved on-site when it is required
Promote the use of Flight Deck tools across multidisciplinary teams
Develop breakthrough process improvement strategies and implement them in collaboration with stakeholders through the application of Flight Deck principles, as Hoshin Kanri, driving Productivity on Product Cost and Service business
Active member of the Hoshin Kanri initiatives and lean development to strategic/critical suppliers
Handle daily shop issues related to supplied parts by identification & containment of non-compliances
Regular daily metric management of Supplier Quality KPI’s thru standard work
Attendance to production planning meetings to provide the status of supplier quality related constraints preventing product/process release
Lead with all the related stakeholders all problem-solving events to contain internal scraps and supplier escapes, find root cause and corrective action, make the risk assessment and standardize through Lesson Learnt/FMEA
Stop-off the production in the event of uncontained supplied off-spec parts
Gatekeeper for scrap assets, control and inventory related to supplier parts
Lead risk assessment (e.g. PFMEA, PQA, etc) to ensure compliance to product/process/system quality requirements
Determine improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to sustain manufacturing processes to adhere to standard requirements and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity related to product, process or system
Deployment through Yokoten of Lessons Learnt from established successful preventive actions
Qualifications/Requirements
Master of Science in Engineering degree
Previous experience in quality assurance and control within a complex manufacturing environment
Understanding of mechanical processes and materials used in the aerospace industry
Familiarity with aerospace standards and customer-specific requirements
Certified auditor.
Strong background in GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
Proven Track Record in Quality Tools: PDCA/A3, Ishikawa diagram/3x5L Why, SIPOC/Process Flow Diagram/Process Flow Chart. Production Control Plan/FMEA, APQP/PPAP, SPC/Run Charts, MSA
Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes: Complex assembly, Machining, Electronic assembly, Welding/Brazing, Sheet metal forming, Heat treatment/Thermal coating
Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time
Fluency in English and Italian
Work Visa in accordance with local regulation is required
Desired Characteristics
Familiarity with GE Quality Systems and Tools: eCAV, eNMS, SPS (or equivalent customer tools)
Proficiency in GE Avio Aero IT Tools: APICE, SAP, Quarta EVO
Skilled at persuading, motivating, and energizing others at all levels.
Passionate, personable, self-confident, and likeable
Able to flex style to direct, collaborate, or empower as the situation requires.
Ability to establish a personal power base built on mutual trust, fairness, and honesty
Establish and maintain productive relationships and networks, utilizing them to facilitate business transactions
Effectively manage time and prioritize multiple competing tasks wisely
Identify and solve problems, develop innovative solutions, act decisively, and demonstrate good judgment
Ability to think logically and methodically
Maintain appropriate focus on short- and long-term goals
Motivated by achievement and persist until goals are reached, conveying a sense of urgency
What we offer
Smart working and work life-balance
Avio Aero, when possible, promotes remote work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.
Total Rewards
At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:
Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme
Flexible benefits platform
Life and injury insurance:
Medical cove
Employee assistant program
Employee special awards (service and recognition)
Local special agreements and discounts
English and languages training for you and one member of your family
Technical, Leadership and development trainings
Inclusion & Diversity
Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.
We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No