Supplier Quality Engineer (Temporary)

Job Title

Supplier Quality Management Engineer

About the Role

Job Purpose

You will be a part of Bridgestone’s planning, organizing, directing, and reporting on supplier provided raw materials as an output of their process, designed/manufactured goods, and packaging materials to ensure they meet or exceed requirements set by our cross functional team including technical area, manufacturing, procurement, plants, and plant processing and engineering groups.

Please note that the position is offered under a fixed-term contract. 

Responsibilities:

• Verify and validate that suppliers and/or subcontractors have received engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements.


• Monitoring quality control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities, as well as an output of their process capabilities at their facilities impacting our raw material products.


• Ensuring programs are in place to improve supplier performance and productivity


• Reviewing and analyzing corrective action reports to reduce/eliminate defects. May perform deviation investigations into quality issues.

Qualifications & Experience Required 

Education, Master, other certification:

• Bachelor of Art or Bachelor of Science


• BS in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics Field preferred


• ISO or IATF Lead auditor certification preferred with preference to VDA certification.

Experience (years):

• 1-5 years in quality, science and engineering, or manufacturing environment.

Technical Skills:

• Auditing capability


• Quality tools education, problem solving methodology


• Manufacturing experience in process and/or materials

Languages Skills:

• Must: Italian & English proficient requirements. Other languages also recognized.

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Team collaboration & Cross Functional Partnership  


• Fast learner with adaptability


• Strong verbal & written communication


• Relationship building & supplier engagement

Salary range: € 37601.10 - 44500

The salary range is based on gender-neutral criteria: applicable CCNL requirements, responsibilities, working conditions and market benchmarks for the role and location. Final compensation will be determined based on gender-neutral criteria: experience, skills, and internal equity.