ACARA Jobs
Supplier Quality Engineer 4
Apply- ID: 558826
- Posted: 4/3/2026
- Location: Wendell, NC
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Description
Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Wendell, NC
Employment Type: Temp (12 months)
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $57.50/hr.
Schedule: 40 hours/week – 1st shift.
About the Opportunity:
- 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 field 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.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance—where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, 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.
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What You'll Do:
- 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.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in a technician role.
- 5+ years of experience in various areas of production or development/quality management.
- 3+ years of experience Addressing supplier performance and supply issues through root cause analysis and collaboration with suppliers, R&D, and field/customer teams.
- 3+ years of experience Leading PPAP activities, documentation and conduct supplier audits to ensure compliance, qualification, and continuous improvement.
- 3+ years of experience Implementing quality and problem-solving methods (8D, FMEA, Ishikawa, PDCA).
What Sets You Apart:
- 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.
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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.