Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The SQA Engineer ensures that supplier control processes comply with BRP requirements regarding product availability and rigorous quality standards, delivering high-quality material, optimizing costs, and preventing disruptions in manufacturing activities through:

• Influencing suppliers to drive sustainable quality controls
• Following continuous improvement strategies
• Managing non-conforming material to achieve efficient actions by integrating available information
• Skillfully translating fragmented information into structured analysis and actions

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering and Business Administration preferred)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Supplier Quality or 3 years in a related field (supply chain preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, and Certifications

• Effective problem analysis and resolution
• Negotiation skills and adaptability to supplier communication structures
• High level of rigor and structured work approach
• Availability to travel (domestic and international)
• Ability to maintain oral and written communication in English and Spanish

General Quality Knowledge

• Strong experience in problem-solving methodologies (root cause analysis)
• Experience in Core Tools (APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, GD&T, PPAP)
• Experience in quality management system audits
• Experience handling non-conforming material (NCM)
• Experience in manufacturing processes (stamping, plastic injection, electronics, etc.)

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Quality and Supplier Issue Management

• Identify, document, and resolve supplier-related quality issues
• Immediately notify suppliers upon detection of non-conforming material
• Create NCRs and follow up to closure with firm actions
• Ensure supplier containment and sustainable corrective actions
• Promote, escalate, and lead discussions that ensure supplier performance (KPI monitoring, risk identification, recurring issues)
• Drive firm actions with suppliers to protect, reinforce, and continuously improve BRP’s operational performance

Supplier Support and Development

• Validate and improve suppliers through periodic reviews, audits, and on-site visits, ensuring quality compliance from PFMEA to implemented controls
• Maintain continuous communication with suppliers to ensure product compliance

Non-Conforming Material Control (Quarantine and Rework)

• Facilitate containment, disposition, traceability, and rework of non-conforming material
• Ensure the availability of defect-free material on time
• Communicate updates on material correction and clean point to stakeholders

New Product Introduction Management (PPAP)

• Validate and release PPAP packages according to design and quality specifications
• Ensure compliance and follow-up according to each project’s launch schedule
• Ensure proper management during engineering change introductions (ECN)

Other Responsibilities

• Comply with all company policies, procedures, internal work regulations, and code of ethics
• Comply with company safety rules
• Perform any other duties or responsibilities assigned by the department supervisor

Statement

The information above is intended to describe the level and nature of the work performed by a person assigned to this classification and may or may not represent the total scope of activities.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY

BRP is dedicated to nurturing a culture that invites, connects, and propels the ambitions of people of all backgrounds, profiles, beliefs, and experiences. Ultimately, the diversity and uniqueness of our people fuel our ingenuity and set the course for the path ahead!

For this reason, we value diversity and we strive to always push each other forward to build an inclusive workplace where every employee feels like they belong, where they can grow and find meaning.

WELCOME TO BRP

We’re a world leader in recreational vehicles and boats, creating innovative ways to move on snow, water, asphalt, dirt, and even in the air. Headquartered in the Canadian town of Valcourt, Quebec, our company is rooted in a spirit of ingenuity and intense customer focus. Today, we operate manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Finland, Australia, and Austria, with a workforce made up of close to 17,000 spirited people, all driven by the deeply held belief that at work, as with life itself, it’s not about the destination; It’s about the journey.

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