Delivery Assurance Field Representative, Aero-engine Parts

**Job Requirements**Essential Job Functions:

- Evaluate work of others and/or conduct work, at an advanced level.
- Provide technical insight to analyse supplier risks and opportunities
- Audit and develop suppliers to reduce cost/lead time, increase capacity and ensure process conformance.
- Drive supplier production and quality improvement at each supplier
- Lead process improvements and define financial savings calculation and validation
- Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams to achieve Kaizen objectives
- Document current processes and propose improved processes through Charters, Value Stream Maps (VSM), and problem-solving tools.
- Standardize processes across supplier value streams, developing Standard Operating Procedures, standard work elements, 5S activities, displaying manufacturing Key Process Indicators (KPIs) across facility
- Manage and use project management tools to plan and track product/production transition and readiness from supplier/OEM to supplier - start with risk assessment, transfer (tangible/intangible) inputs through process qualification at new supplier.
- Conduct and validate production readiness and eliminate any risks that will prevent suppliers from meeting performance targets;
- Maintain supplier capability road map (ready now, ready soon, ready later)
- Identify Root-Cause and Corrective-Action (RCCA), process non conformances / monitor part containment / confirm supplier’s Root
- Cause-Corrective Actions investigations, Gemba Walk with purpose of developing continuous improvement of suppliers’ quality, cycle, and delivery performance.
- Deliver training related to Lean Six Sigma principles, methods and tools.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
- Ability to Communicate in Technical French and English

Potential Additional Responsibilities:

- Support project management and program management to quote and close work packages.
- Develop work instructions to implement best practices / lessons learned and ensure repeatability
- Participate in technical reviews within your knowledge base
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects of various diverse scope. Escalate issues when needed in a timely manner.
- Ability to influence without authority to drive quality and speed to meet commitment dates
- Work closely with Quest and customer personnel to understand pain points and high visibility issues
- Utilize SMEs on cross-functional teams throughout Europe (i.e. manufacturing experts in castings, brazing etc., Quality Engineers, Procurement specialists, etc.) to identify, escalate and/or provide corrective action solutions.

**Work Experience**Specialized Knowledge / Skills:

- tools, and techniques; A3, PDCA, VSM, Standard work, SMED, TPM,
- 5S-Visual Factory, Daily Management System, Cell Design.
- Ability to read, analyse and interpret engineering prints, drawings, and layouts.
- Technical background in component assembly, machining, castings,
- forgings or other advanced manufacturing operations.
- Advanced understanding of capacity modelling, time-studies, balance workload
- Experience with quality systems and/or industry standards compliance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent Microsoft Office Skills
- Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization to drive changes, resolve issues, and understand risk to compliance and the business.
- Identify supplier risk, sensing risk, making sure supplier parts are producible and supplier has capacity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with effective documentation management skills

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience is desired.
- 5+ years working experience in manufacturing working as
- Lean / Six Sigma Green belt certification or equivalent experience
- Experience training and coaching others in problem solving methodologies

Desired Skills:

- Good communication in English (oral & written) &
- Interpersonal skills
- Customer focus - ability to build and develop
- customer & supplier relationships
- Organisational agility
- Problem solving ability
- Logical thinking Effective time management Results driven outlook