Supplier Quality Eng Tech

About Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reported approximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com. ## Job Summary The Quality Assurance area is responsible for ensuring that all applications, system products and projects meet defined quality standards, and the Quality Assurance Engineering focus specializes in designing, implementing and maintaining quality assurance for processing materials into products and compliance with safety, and regulatory standards. This position designs methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision of production processes, equipment and finished products. HOURLY RATE: $31.05 ## Job Duties and Essentials Functions: * Runs audits, capacity analyses, and supplier evaluations to determine the reliability of suppliers. * Collaborates and coordinates with other quality engineers to develop new methods of evaluation and inspection on supplier deliverables. * Communicates with suppliers and vendors to address quality issues, logistics bottlenecks, and recommendations on improvement. * Identifies new vendors of materials as new products are developed. * Ensures that contracts, federal regulations, and service-level agreements (SLA) are being met on the supplier side. * Documents and processes supplier metrics to utilize data in future analyses of evaluation methods. * May generate supplier report cards to supplement and convey the overall health of the logistics chain. * May coordinate with suppliers on deliverable specifics, including handling, special requirements, hazards, and instructions on use. * May review project requirements to determine materials and quantity of materials to be procured. ## Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Ability to stand and walk continuously for extended periods (10 hours or more per day). Frequent physical mobility including standing, walking, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, squatting, and reaching with hands and arms to access products and equipment. * Ability to maneuver the body for troubleshooting activities and occasionally climb, balance, or crawl, including working from elevated heights (e.g., ladders, raised platforms up to 40 feet) and in confined spaces. * Ability to regularly lift and/or move materials up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 60 pounds, which may require assistance for heavier items. * Must have excellent visual acuity, including close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to read technical drawings and perform detailed component inspection/fine manipulation. Requires frequent use of hands and fingers for fine manipulation and operating precision measuring and testing equipment. * Ability to work in a manufacturing and/or laboratory environment, with exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, moderate noise, vibration, varying temperatures (including extreme heat), and must be able to wear and utilize all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). ## Required Qualifications GED or Diploma Must be able to read blueprints and/or schematics Solid working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical troubleshooting Responsible for managing and directing the disposition of supplier defects, coordinating rework/inspection, and containment/return of defective material. ## This role in summary [ACTION REQUIRED - DO NOT POST AS IS]In 1-2 sentences, provide an overview of the purpose, priorities, deliverables and expected outcomes of the role. ## Your responsibilities will include [ACTION REQUIRED - DO NOT POST AS IS] Describe the main responsibilities of this position. 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