Quality Engineer (Supplier Quality)

Job Description:QUALITY ENGINEER (Supplier Quality)Two Temporary Positions AvailableAlcon, Inc. is the world's leading eye care company with sales of $5.6 billion in 2007. The company's nearly 13,000 employees worldwide, work in 75 facilities around the world to research, develop, manufacture and sell eye care products in more than 180 countries. Alcon is the largest specialty eye care company in the world and leads the growing $14.5 billion market for eye care products. Alcon has delivered strong and stable growth for over 60 years, and it is positioned to build on this record in the years to come. For ten consecutive years, Fortune magazine has selected Alcon as "One of the 100 Best Companies to Work For". Alcon's U.S. Operations is headquartered at its 300-acre campus located in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information on Alcon, Inc., visit the Company's web site at . This position is located in Irvine, CA (Orange County). The Supplier Quality incumbent will be responsible for preventing discrepancies through the proper selection, appraisal, monitoring, improvement, education and correction of our most critical partnerships, our suppliers.Additional Responsibilities: Preventing supplier related discrepancies. Mitigating supplier risks. Monitoring supplier's performance. Correcting supplier deficiencies. Partnering with high quality suppliers. Supplier quality works closely with Product Teams, Suppliers, Research and Development and Receiving Inspection to ensure: Strategic Supplier Selection, Supplier Certification, Supplier Inspection Correlation, Supplier Performance Monitoring (supplier report cards), Supplier Improvement / Enhancements (Capability studies, Gage R&R, Supplier Action Requests), New Product Support (Process validation, Inspection Planning, Special Inspection Support), Supplier Risk Mitigation and Controls (Functional Gage Design, Supplier Surveys New Supplier Qualification (Supplier Audits).Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering. One year of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.Apply Directly at or Email your resume to: itc.resume@ or Fax Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.

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