What You Can Expect

Responsible for assuring products conform to established requirements and standards through appropriate audit, inspection, and test activities. Interacts with many different functional departments, suppliers, and experts outside Zimmer Biomet to implement Zimmer Biomet quality goals.

• Supplier Qualification
• Supplier Corrective Action
• Supplier Change Notification
• Supplier Production Part Approval
• Supplier Performance Monitoring
• Supplier Review Board
• Supplier NCRs
• Ensure site KPIs are met

How You'll Create Impact

• Develops and implements corrective/preventative action plans.
• Works on and processes supplier change notices.
• Creates and executes supplier assessments and supplier quality agreements.
• Ensures that suppliers have necessary information and facilities to deliver quality products to Zimmer Biomet.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

What Makes You Stand Out

• Ability to work within a team environment and build relationships outside of the department as well as outside the company (suppliers, regulatory agencies, etc.).
• Ability to deliver, meet deadlines and have results orientation.
• Able to communicate both orally and in written form to multiple levels of the company.
• Demonstrates characteristics of high potential for future development opportunities.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Basic knowledge of blueprint reading and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, thorough understanding of QSR/ISO regulations, design assurance, FMEA, and product testing methods, and are able to use optical comparators and CMMs.

Your Background

• B.S. in engineering or an alternative Bachelor's degree program with certification as a quality engineer (e.g. CQE).
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience. 3-5 years of experience preferred.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Medical Device, particularly Orthopedic Industry experience preferred.
• Combination of education and experience may be considered (in evaluating experience relative to requirements).

Travel Expectations

Up to 20%.