Supplier Quality Engineer (Turbomachinery)

Elliott Turbomachinery Limited (UK); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Elliott Turbomachinery Limited (UK) seeks an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure quality across purchased products and internal processes. The role involves reviewing customer specifications, developing quality plans, and conducting supplier audits, with travel to supplier locations about 40% of the time.

Responsibilities include driving corrective actions, maintaining QA documentation, and supporting engineering with quality insights to meet EEE and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Management, Engineering or related field with minimum five years' experience; or an associate's degree with at least 10 years' experience.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.
• One Quality Certification such as ASQ CQE/CQA/CQT/CQM/CRE or NDE Level III is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-site QMS audits and risk assessments of potential suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier capability to provide quality parts on time per EEE and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain quality and component plans for standard parts.
• Write and issue procedures to meet EEE quality initiatives.
• Lead supplier quality system audits and drive corrective actions.
• Review customer specifications and provide EEE comments and exceptions.
• Manage nonconformance reports and quality related documentation.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Audits

Supplier management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality Management or related field

Associate's degree with 10 years' experience

Job description

Overview & Responsibilities

Experienced Supplier Quality Engineer responsible for the adequate quality of all products including purchased product through the review of customer specifications during and after quote stage, the development and maintenance of component plans, quality plans, procedures and specifications, performance of internal and supplier audits and the investigation and correction of causes for nonconformance. Additionally, this individual will perform quality source inspections at the supplier location to ensure purchased parts are conforming to EEE and customer requirements. This position will require approximately 40% travel to supplier locations.

Responsibilities

• Performs on-site Quality Management System (QMS) audits and risk assessments of potential suppliers of parts and services.
• Evaluates the capability of potential suppliers to provide quality parts and services on time and to the specified requirements of EEE and its customers.
• Supports the development of a strong supply base within the region through performance management, routine qualification audits, and proactive supplier engagement.
• Drives supplier corrective actions when nonconformities are identified using robust problem-solving tools and techniques (root cause analysis, 8D, A3, etc.) Leads non-conformance management of key problems through Quality Action Reports (QARs).
• Reviews customer specifications as requested by Supply Chain, Applications Engineering, and Project Management and provides EEE comments and exceptions to quality, inspection, and testing related items.
• Develops and maintains quality plans and component plans for standard parts and components.
• Plans, writes and issues procedures to meet the requirements of EEE quality initiatives, including reviews of department standard procedures.
• Assists Applications and Project Engineering in development of Special Engineering Instructions for Elliott products.
• Leads audits of supplier quality systems, EEE quality systems, and EEE processes.
• Works to prevent recurring problems by recommending and initiating corrective action requests based on nonconformance reports.
• Creates, reviews, approves and/or acts upon various reports for purchased and manufactured products, i.e.- nonconformance reports, purchase order quality requirements, Corrective Action Requests, inspection records, manufacturing data books, etc.
• Facilitates customer witness of testing and inspections activities.
• Sub-manages Supplier Pre-inspection meetings. Technical supplier meetings, and coordinates source inspection meetings.
• Handles Customer Equipment inputs, Supplier Deviation Requests (form 992), and NCR dispositioned as supplier defects.

Scope

Medium size projects of moderate to advanced complexity. Significant portions of large projects.

Technical Expertise

Broad knowledge of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, manufacturing processes, inspection methods and procedures, inspection equipment, nondestructive testing techniques and quality engineering including analytical skills. Thorough knowledge of EEE product specifications and features including design/manufacturing principles. General knowledge of the principles and processes of quality initiatives.

Business Knowledge

Strong knowledge of operational processes in defined area of work and knowledge of industry practice and standards.

Communication/ Contacts

Interacts with others requiring social skills and the ability to understand and influence using data and logic. Cooperates with and works effectively with colleagues across the organization, and with vendors and alternate manufacturing facilities.

Decision Making

Works under limited direction. Work is reviewed periodically and on an exception basis. Plans and organizes projects and selects tools and methodologies.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree, preferably in Quality Management, Engineering, or other related technical field, and minimum five years' experience is required; or an associate's degree with a minimum of 10 years' experience.
• Obtains and maintains at least one Quality Certification such as an American Society for Quality (ASQ) CQE, CQA, CQT, CQM, CRE, Six Sigma Black Belt or NDE Level III (Various disciplines) is required.
• This position requires the ability to travel up to 40%.

Base Location & Work Schedule

This is a full time, on-site permanent position based out of our Repair Facility in KEZAD Free Zone, Abu Dhabi.

The world turns to Elliott. Customers throughout the world choose Elliott for the design, manufacture and service of their critical rotating equipment. Elliott's global service network routinely installs, overhauls, repairs, upgrades and rerates machines from any manufacturer. Customers everywhere turn to Elliott for precision engineering, extraordinary reliability and unparalleled service.