Supplier Quality Engineer

Full Job Description
Overview:
Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talents in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Responsibilities:
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) role includes supplier qualifications, improvement and action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and developing key suppliers towards increasing standards of excellence. Responsibilities include assisting the Supplier Quality Director and Managers in the development of the Supplier Quality program as needed, helping to manage vendors, assessing supplier capabilities, making recommendations on supplier acceptability, understanding strategies for relevant commodities, and proactively driving initiatives to meet Sourcing and Quality objectives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist the Supplier Quality Director and Managers in the development of the Supplier Quality program including process and procedure development, supplier due diligence, audits, scorecards, and supplier development.
Create standard Supplier Quality procedures for use across Operations, Manufacturing, and Product Lines; rationalize and simplify existing procedures and guidelines as applicable.
Interpret Design Engineering data (including blueprints, Bills of Material, specifications), and customer requirements.
Define Inspection test plans/quality plans that may be required for manufacturing, sourcing, or customer contracts.
Understand and administer supplier quality fulfillment of project contract requirements.
Ensure a compliant and qualified supply base by conducting supplier evaluations, supplier qualifications, supplier scorecards, supplier improvement action plans, and supplier audits.
Approve supplier selection through more streamlined qualification processes.
Improve supplier quality performance for assigned suppliers via Quality Plan implementation and relevant monitoring based on the risk categorization of the supplier.
Review customer/project specifications and identify quality requirements.
Implement quality inspection and testing requirements.
Participate in kick-off meetings / pre-inspection meetings with a vendor.
Review and approve vendor quality documentation for First Article Inspections at a minimum; Sourcing, ASL team, and Supplier Quality must coordinate to ensure all documents are collected from the supplier.
ASL Team should coordinate with Supplier Quality and Sourcing to close the documentation gaps.
Arrange supplier quality inspections to be done using internal resources or via a third-party inspector.
Assure supplier compliance to Weatherford process and regulatory requirements through supplier monitoring process; develop and utilize supplier scorecards in line with the requirements of the Quality Management system.
Develop positive relationships and work closely with Engineering, Sourcing leaders, Manufacturing leaders, and shop floor personnel to manage and implement supplier and engineering changes.
Interface with Suppliers, Engineering, and Sourcing to drive Quality improvements that minimize the Costs of Quality, specifically Failed on Arrival/Install (FOA/FOI) issues, field failures, and factory defects.
Ensures Corrective and Preventative Action Reports (CPAs) are prepared by the supplier, completed with a sufficient level of depth, and actions are monitored through to effective closure.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
5+ years of experience in Quality or Engineering (with a Quality focus) in an industrial-related business.
5+ years of knowledge in ISO 9001 and API.
Proven external Auditing experience for ISO and API.
Certified Lead Auditor.
Demonstrated experience with third parties, supplier qualifications, and audits.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical notes, procedures and specifications.
Basic knowledge of various welding processes (SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and SAW) and materials.
Fabrication or design experience for Mechanical SQEs; Electrical/software experience for Software QSOs.
Working knowledge of recognized standards and codes such as ASME, AWS, API, ASTM, NACE, ISO, etc.
Knowledge about NDT methods such as (PAUT, MT, UT, ToFD, and LP).
Demonstrated skills related to problem-solving, decision-making, judgment, leadership, root-cause analyses, and team collaboration to lead and influence others to drive change.
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Arabic language skills would be beneficial.
Demonstrated report-writing skills.
Strong communication and facilitation skills between functions – verbal and written.
Ability to coordinate with customers and third party inspectors.
Demonstrated collaboration, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills with suppliers.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Ability to travel domestically and internationally 50-75% of the time.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to evoke critical thinking.