- In this role, you will partner with equipment supplier and Apple technical team to act as the team’s representative to insure the proper dissemination of specs and requirements, assess supplier capabilities and readiness for manufacturing, identify critical to quality items on each equipment, track and drive day-to-day quality control of equipment ensuring compliance to spec through equipment spot checks, and aid with the proper shipment of equipment to the end-user.- You will be able to clearly and concisely report on the status of the supplier readiness and project health to the multi-functional team and executive management team while thoughtfully identifying and calling out critical issues which may affect the quality.- Focus on supplier factory preparations, critical issues, clear communication and intensive spot and outgoing inspection during engineering design and validation cycles for new programs as well as during production ramp.- Support the GSM in the development and execution of comprehensive equipment support contracts.Primary Tasks- Define and implement Quality plan for new projects at supplier and supervise the execution of the program through ramp - Develop, review and implement intensive out-going inspection programs to verify equipment quality before it leaves the factory - Review and approve packaging and shipping procedures to insure the quality of equipment being received at the CM. - Aid with the development of incoming inspection procedures and processes to insure a quick and seamless handover - Prepare and report on correlations between OEM IQC and Supplier OQC data- Evaluate supplier ability to support maintenance contracts. - Provide timely issue resolution and critical path activities.