Snr Supplier Quality Engineer, Manufacturing at Alcon · Mulgrave

Snr Supplier Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Location: Mulgrave At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? Role Responsibilities: Investigate supplier-related nonconforming material; leading containment, corrective action, and rework/return coordination with procurement and logistics teams. Management of the SCAR process, working closely with suppliers to ensure robust root cause and corrective actions have been implemented. Trend and analyze supplier defect and manufacturing capability data to identify systemic issues and risks, identifying opportunities and working with key stakeholders to implement improvements. Collaborate with R&D and Manufacturing on component specification clarity. Partner with IQC team, procurement, R&D, operations, and manufacturing engineering to ensure component quality and supply continuity. Support new product development by assessing supplier readiness, component robustness and inspection strategy early in the design cycle. Monitoring Supplier Quality QMS metrics, conducting regular reviews as required with Suppliers and Internal stakeholders to address gaps. Communicate supplier performance, risks, and escalations to leadership in a clear, data-driven format. Skills & Experiences: Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant background Work Experience: 5+ years relevant experience (in supplier management etc.) required in Manufacturing industry (Medical Device Industries, Electronic, mechanic, aerospace industries) Auditor experience (ISO9001, ISO13485); experience in corrective and preventive analysis and actions Able to read engineering  drawings, with good understanding of geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Experience with metrology, inspection strategy and measurement systems analysis (Gauge R&R). Experience with implementation and use Statistical Process Control and Process Capability analysis Ability to work independently with team player spirit, organized, and good time management with tight timescales Good communication and negotiation skills and learning agility No visa sponsorship/relocation will be provided. All applicants need to have full Australian work rights. Why join Alcon? - Join a global leader with a rich history of innovation and excellence in eye care. - Be part of a collaborative and supportive team culture that values diversity and inclusion. - Enjoy a competitive compensation package and opportunities for career advancement. - Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients worldwide by contributing to cutting-edge advancements in eye health. Alcon Careers See your impact at alcon.com/careers ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker