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Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide.  The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

Join our Supplier Development & Quality team and play a key role in driving supplier performance, product quality, and operational excellence across our global supply chain. Drive supplier development, new supplier sourcing & qualification, and machining capability enhancement to support business growth. This role will also release workload from the Change Management team, enabling organization capacity to handle >100 organic growth change requests annually.

Key Responsibilities

• Report to Head of SDQ to drive Supplier improvement, evaluation & qualification action.
• Deploy VAT supplier standard & processes effectively across major suppliers.
• Develop supplier base to support relevant company requirements
• Evaluate and qualify suppliers based on selection criteria. Audit and perform supplier capability assessments.
• Drive continuous process improvement & identify key gaps at suppliers. Focus on machining suppliers, but also expand to Raw Materials, Surface Treatment (Clear/Hard Anodizing/Coating, Cleaning Level, Heat Treatment etc), M&E/P&E/E&E Assembly. Includes supplier training on VAT-specific processes and standards
• Perform supplier situation analysis and execute quality improvement plan. Pursuit of quality goals and implementation and monitoring of improvement measures.
• Handling of supplier’s non-conformance and implement corrective actions in the development and part qualification phase
• Feed technical & analytical data to support reporting of supplier development status. Ensure technical action is validated in the event of process improvement or escalation.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Preferably Machinist / Mechanical Engineer or equivalent.
• Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, post graduate or master degree in engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics or equivalent)
• At least 3 years of hands-on working experience in operating  Multi-Axis CNC Milling/Turn-Mill/Turning machines / Machine Centre (Makino, Okuma, Mazak, Brother, Fanuc etc) & CAD/CAM.
• Basic knowledge in CMM with the ability to perform CMM programming - good to have
• Worked directly from complex blueprints, patterns, sketches, 2D/3D/Steps Files.
• Understand the basics of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T) and Datum Referencing
• Experience in equipment & process enhancement to improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques and quality improvements.
• Experience in supplier management and change management

VAT is an equal opportunity employer. We see ourselves as a responsible and far-sighted employer that offers not only jobs, but also career and personal development opportunities through various training programs. We recognize the value of employee diversity and provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified application that contributes to innovation, improves customer orientation and employee satisfaction. One-step in this direction is to ensure that people are recognized and fairly compensated for their contributions to the company. In 2021, VAT received the Fair-ON-Pay+ certificate as an acknowledgement for our commitment in ensuring equal pay for equal work between men and women.