Southern Company - Birmingham, AL
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Hybrid - Birmingham, AL
Utilities
About the position
The Supplier Engineer - Manufacturing Oversight role is focused on ensuring the quality of materials and adherence to specifications for Southern Company's Generation and Transmission projects. This position involves a mix of field and office work, requiring travel to supplier locations and collaboration with various stakeholders to address quality issues and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide manufacturing Subject Matter Expertise (SME).
- Monitor supplier quality performance and form partnerships to drive continuous improvement.
- Respond to quality issues and communicate with external suppliers and internal customers.
- Conduct capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
- Interface with Engineering and Procurement to ensure suppliers meet Southern Company quality standards.
- Track supplier quality concerns from internal customers and conduct follow-through for timely resolutions.
- Perform inspections and determine acceptability of various equipment and material such as transmission line and substation products, structural steel, transformers, and various other power delivery and generation equipment.
- Review suppliers' Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
- Hire and manage 3rd party inspectors to conduct inspections at supplier facilities.
- Review Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions for defective materials and make recommendations as needed.
- Analyze non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
- Participate in or lead problem solving teams as assigned.
- Provide regular updates to the customer on the status of corrective actions.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or related 4-year technical degree is required.
- Experience in manufacturing and/or fabricating required.
- Experience interfacing with customers and suppliers.
- 4+ years of experience in general industry quality or related field.
- Experience developing and delivering presentations to management.
- Previous experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 a plus.
- Skilled in MS Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
Nice-to-haves
- Proactive approach to improving quality through cross functional teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to pivot direction with changing customer needs.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Medical and dental coverage
- Defined Pension/Cash Balance Benefit Plan
- Performance-sharing plan
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match
- Bonus opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
