Supplier Development Engineer - Mechanical

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

In this position, you will get to:

The Supplier Development Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring defect-free incoming parts from suppliers and resolving supplier-related issues systematically. This position requires expertise in the manufacturing field of Mechanical components / products.

• Lead the supplier approval process, assessing Manufacturing/Standards/Technology capabilities, and addressing Health, Safety, and Environmental risks (ROHS, REACH, WEEE).

• Support new product launches to ensure supplier quality aligns with required standards.

• Test and validate new development samples from suppliers for Mechanical commodities (e.g., Sheet Metal, Machining, Surface Treatment - Plating, Powder Coating)

• Collaborate with Engineering teams to define process parameters, ensuring supplier process capability meets product and process requirements.

• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier quality issues; validate SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request) and oversee implementations.

• Knowledge on Identification & Traceability and testing of special process.

• Validating fixtures & templates for each operations.

• Conduct on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction actions.

• Review supplier manufacturing processes, collaborating on process improvement and value enhancement opportunities.

• Supplier audits based on nVent audit plans.

• Promote customer-preferred techniques for continuous improvement (Lean, Kaizens, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke, Measurement System Analysis, PFMEA & CP).

• Deliver quality awareness training and support process improvement activities at the supplier.

• Manage and coordinate supplier Parts Per Million (PPM), supplier problem-solving, cost recovery, and supplier warranty indicators.

• Ensure incoming quality of assigned commodity parts received from suppliers and internal factories.

• Review internal components rejections and take appropriate actions.

• Impose Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) on suppliers for major issues by coordinating with Purchase and Finance departments.

You have:

• Academic background in Diploma / Bachelor of Engineering (BE / B. Tech) in Mechanical.

• Previous experience in or with 6 or more years work experience in manufacturing areas Supplier quality, IQC, Manufacturing Quality & NPD Quality (Mainly Sheet Metal, Machining and Special process)

Skills

• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA. 6 Sigma Green Belt as an added advantage

• Competent in driving improvement through problem-solving methodologies (8Ds, Kaizen, A3, Lean, 6 Sigma).

• Knowledge of ISO 9001-2015, Certified Auditor is an added advantage

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

• nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

• Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

• We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

• Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

• Innovative & adaptable

• Dedicated to absolute integrity

• Focused on the customer first

• Respectful and team oriented

• Optimistic and energizing

• Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

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