Supplier Quality Engineer - temporary

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

As a Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring that all steps are taken to provide the highest quality products to Zimmer Surgical customers and you will support the overall Supplier Quality Management. This position must drive incoming quality by evaluating new and existing suppliers and resolving supplier issues to closure in a timely manner.

You will:

• Provide supplier qualifications, material qualification, material issue resolution, driving supplier corrective actions, and maintain the approved manufacturer list;
• Perform audits of suppliers per compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements;
• Participate in new product development and process improvement teams;
• Formulate quality assurance policies and procedures dealing with Suppliers.

This is a fixed term full time position tied to a global project scheduled to conclude March 2027.

Audits:

• Carrying out external system and process audits at suppliers;
• Carrying out audits (product, desktop, qualification);
• Following-up of Supplier Corrective Actions and reporting related metrics;
• Following-up regulatory and corporate requirements;
• Assisting project teams within the organization on quality related issues.

Supplier Quality Engineer:

• Monitoring implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions related to NCR findings;
• Assisting suppliers in developing strategies for corrective action and preventive action;
• Identifying risks to products and processes that trace to deficient quality systems, uncontrolled critical parameters, changing regulatory requirements, and changing technical requirements;
• Collecting and analyzing quality metrics from various quality systems and developing reports as needed for KPI, Management and SRB review. Providing recommendations based on trends;
• Collaborating with Sourcing to track ongoing supplier quality performance and working with suppliers on quality issues;
• Approving supplier selection through robust qualification processes;
• Assisting qualification of new part introductions according to Supplier Production Process Approval procedure;
• Developing positive relationships and working closely with Global Supplier Management to manage and implement supplier changes, New Product Introductions;
• Assisting project teams within the organization on supplier quality related issues;
• Member of Material Review Board;
• Member of Supplier Review Board.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• You demonstrate a good problem-solving ability and analytical skills, with a strong sense of initiative, follow-through and attention to detail.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills and intercultural impact.
• You show a keen interest in continuous learning.

Special Expertise:

• Ability to read and interpret drawings;
• Broad knowledge of regulatory requirements (FDA / ISO 13485 / GMP …);
• Experience in interpreting and applying regulations and standards, auditing to these standards and processes, good oral and written communications abilities;
• Understanding of all engineering fields and internal processes to be audited;
• Familiar with a variety of office software packages including MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, SAP and MS Project etc.;
• Good report, business correspondence & procedure-writing skills;
• Ability to be Issue Evaluations, and CAPA task owner;
• Knowledge of production and business processes;
• Details and in depth analysis.

Your Background:

The position requires a sound technical background (university degree, technical degree or equivalent of technical nature). In addition, an Auditor training with Diploma examination (SAQ or equivalent) is preferred. You have a proven track record in manufacturing industry (preferably medical devices or pharma) and in a quality organization.

Travel Expectations: Up to 20%.