Supplier Quality Supervisor Specialist

Requisition ID: 235543 Requisition Posting End Date: 07/12/2021

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Position Summary

Bechtel is seeking a Supplier Quality Supervisor Specialist for the Mining & Metals team, based in Peru. The position will be responsible for supervising Supplier Quality activities on a project including a team of Supplier Quality Specialists on projects involving a number of complex scope assignments. Provides technical and administrative direction to assigned supplier quality personnel. Prepares Supplier Quality plans, procedures, and estimates for integration into the project documents in accordance with Project Procurement Procedure and Supply Chain IWPP. Distributes and delegates assigned work to the Supplier Quality Specialists and monitors performance against the project and functional requirements.

Responsibilities

The Supplier Quality Supervisor Specialist is principally responsible for:

• Supervises the administration of Procurement Supplier Quality activities related to designated projects where one or more additional Supplier Quality Specialists are required to accomplish the work. In this capacity, the Supplier Quality Supervisor:

• Distributes the work and delegates specific tasks to the Supplier Quality Specialists, performing an integral part of the work as time permits.

• Monitors the activities of the Area Supplier Quality Specialists through review of shop surveillance reports.

• Reviews the department’s scope of work for the project and prepares job-hour estimates and budgets to include technical and non-technical administrative support and monitors expenditures against approved budgets.- Prepares project Supplier Quality procedures and operating instructions, as necessary and supervises the administration of these procedures in accordance with Project Procurement Procedure and Supply Chain IWPP.

• Represents the Supplier Quality department at the project level, and is directly involved with project bid clarification and post-award meetings, project reviews, and problems related to supplier quality.

• Assists the project team in the development and/or interpretation of technical specifications that fulfill the objectives of the project and Customer.

• Participates with engineering, quality assurance and construction organizations in the development of a cross-functional and proactive approaches to mitigation of supplier performance issues. Provides input for process improvements that minimize risk of manufacturing and testing issues on complex commodities.

• Researches and summarizes data and populates established project and procedural performance metrics. Develops project-specific metrics for implementation as deemed useful by the project team. Provides metric reports to the Supplier Quality Manager.

• Monitors the performance of the project Supplier Quality Specialists. Conducts annual reviews, prepares annual salary recommendations, and assists the Supplier Quality Manager in developing recommended and mandatory training plans.

• Monitors effectiveness of Supplier Quality operations to determine that materials and equipment produced by suppliers conform to technical quality requirements of the applicable specifications.

• Performs capability assessment surveys and quality system audits on project behalf. Makes recommendations to project regarding the suitability of supplier based upon results of surveys and./or audits.

• Participates on project behalf in meetings and teleconferences with suppliers for the purposes of performance improvement, resolution of specific issues and to highlight and address performance trends that indicate the potential negative impact to project objectives.

• Evaluates supplier performance records; provides data and information to the project relative to continued or serious supplier performance issues; and recommends issuance of supplier warnings or advisories where appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills Basic Qualifications

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