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  • ID: 558035
  • Posted: 3/10/2026
  • Location: Wendell, NC
  • Category: Pro - Engineering
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Duration: 9 - 12 Months

Description

Are you a Supplier Quality Engineer who is looking to join one of the top Manufacturing industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in in various areas of production or development/quality management?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Wendell, NC. Interested?      

Here's what you'd do:

  • This role is responsible for ensuring supplier quality through meticulous audits, qualification processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • The position bridges suppliers, R&D, purchasing, and fi eld teams to resolve quality concerns, drive root cause analysis, and enhance overall supply chain performance.
  • It also includes leading PPAP deliverables, coordinating quality agreements, and implementing systems to ensure consistent compliance and supplier development.
  • Plan and conduct supplier audits in accordance with VDA 6.3 standards.
  • Evaluate and qualify new and existing suppliers, focusing on compliance and performance.
  • Lead supplier qualification efforts and defi ne quality requirements.
  • Ensure PPAP documentation and results meet performance, process capability, and compliance expectations.
  • Make final decisions regarding supplier PPAP requirements and approvals.
  • Handle documentation, meeting coordination, and feedback distribution.
  • Coordinate and negotiate standardized Quality Assurance Agreements (QAAs).
  • Supervise the implementation of QAAs across the supplier base.
  • Design, maintain, and implement supplier quality system regulations and processes.
  • Promote supplier performance improvement and support suppliers in corrective and preventive actions.
  • Analyze error history and lead sustainable root cause analysis.
  • Implement supplier development programs to enhance quality and reliability.
  • Function as a bridge connecting suppliers, research and development, procurement, and field/customer teams to tackle quality or supply challenges.
  • Coordinate complaint handling for defective purchased parts, including communication with suppliers and internal collaborators.
  • Support purchasing in recovering additional costs resulting from non-conformities.
  • Coordinate projects related to material group strategy, non-conformity cost reduction, and productivity improvement.
  • Collaborate with international partner plants to align and optimize supplier quality strategies.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $57.50/hour

Hours:40 hours/week

Length:  Contract(12month)

 

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions—we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in a variety of industries around the world, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that Drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

 
Job Requirements
 

Required skills:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in various areas of production or development/quality management.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Addressing supplier performance and supply issues through root cause analysis and collaboration with suppliers, R&D, and field/customer teams.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Leading PPAP activities, documentation and conduct supplier audits to ensure compliance, qualification, and continuous improvement.

Preferred skills:

  • Implementing quality and problem-solving methods (8D, FMEA, Ishikawa, PDCA) with strong technical understanding of drawings, standards, and regulations.
  • Demonstrating critical thinking, independent decision-making, and clear communication of actionable insights.

Additional Information

  • Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.



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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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