Job Description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Tasks department:

Management of new suppliers (QM-side) according to VA-07-04-01

• Team member in the selection committee for new suppliers
• Evaluation and categorization of the supplier self-assessment
• Auditing of new suppliers, incl. follow-up of the audit process
• Updating the “List of approved suppliers”

Management of existing suppliers (QM side) in accordance with VA-07-04-01

• Evaluation of suppliers for the “Quality” factor
• Auditing of existing suppliers, incl. follow-up of the audit process

As part of the incoming goods inspection planning (VA-07-04-02)

• Creation of reference samples (for incoming goods and suppliers)
• Definition of incoming goods inspection plans and assignment of products to incoming goods inspection plans
• Creation of general material group specifications (in cooperation with R&D)
• Initial sampling

As part of procurement and notification of defects in accordance with VA-07-04-03

• Processing of complaints about defective purchased parts
• Request and evaluation of corrective and remedial actions

General tasks

• Initiation of and active participation in synchronization and NGS process measures
• Active participation in the innovation process
• Strict compliance with quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations and implementation of instructions from quality/environmental management officers and the occupational safety specialist

Responsibilities

• Member of internal audit team

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.