Supplier Quality Engineer

Description If you're looking for a career where you can analyze situations and develop strategies for solving and preventing problems, you'll want to consider the Supplier Quality Engineer role! If you have a drive to work with our supply chain to ensure quality products and processes meet expectations, check out our Supplier Quality Engineer opening! Please note, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require VISA sponsorship. Hydro-Gear is a world leader in the design and production of precision drive solutions, serving multiple industries and delivering to customers worldwide. Our passion is innovation and a commitment to making our customers successful. Learn more about us at Hydro-Gear.com. Benefits: Link for Benefits and Pay Range or copy the following in a browser This position offers career growth opportunities by being involved in and working with various departments in the manufacturing sites that contribute to the many cutting-edge products we offer. As a Supplier Quality Engineer at Hydro-Gear, you'll Administer and improve supplier quality programs with responsibilities for system, process, and product audits and scorecard activity Work daily with purchasing, inspection, and suppliers to resolve quality related issues; disposition non-conforming material; support buyer in providing fit for use materials Validate Supplier PPAP/FAI parts and documentation Ensure timely and effective supplier root cause corrective actions Maintain both proactive and reactive supplier oversight through auditing, APQP, and onsite visits Maintain an effective reporting system for key issues and opportunities for improvement in supplier quality performance Develop suppliers' use of quality and statistical tools in problem identification and resolution College degree with manufacturing experience preferred Willing to travel up to 40% domestically & up to 10% internationally - majority of travel being scheduled visits RequirementsPreferred college degree with at least one year of manufacturing experience or technical degree with at least 3 years of manufacturing experience Up to 50% of scheduled domestic & international travel 1+ years of experience in quality inspection and/or auditing 1+ years of experience with drawing, reading, or interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing GD&T Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Created: 2026-03-04