Aerospace Supplier Quality Engineer | Audits & Improvement

Eaton Corporation; South Molton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusion & Diversity

Mentoring programme

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive onboarding

Long-term career development

Job summary

The Eaton Corporation's South Molton plant in Devon, UK is seeking a Supplier Quality professional to lead analysis of supplier performance and audit suppliers to meet aerospace quality standards.

You will collaborate with supplier personnel to drive delivery, cost and quality improvements, apply Six Sigma/Lean tools, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Degree /BTEC / HND in Engineering related discipline – experience may be taken in lieu of qualification.
• Qualified Auditor.

Responsibilities

• Leads on-site supplier audits and assessments in order to ensure compliance to requirements and assess supplier capabilities to perform required tasks
• Reviews supplier inspection techniques in accordance with specifications
• Assists in supplier development activities, in conjunction with supplier personnel, to assist in delivery, cost and quality performance improvements
• Analyzes quality performance level of suppliers and leads problem solving and root cause analysis activities to eliminate recurrence of non-conformances as required
• Trains and facilitates courses on supplier development and quality systems tools and techniques such as Six Sigma, Lean, 8-D, FEMA, Control Plans, PPAP, etc
• Leads and facilitates cross-functional teams involving suppliers and Eaton functional disciplines to seek continuous improvement, problem resolution and cost-out initiatives.
• Maintains supplier quality records in accordance with defined procedures, periodically reviewing them for completeness and effectiveness
• Reviews engineering drawings and specifications with suppliers to ensure mutual understanding of requirements and product performance expectations
• Coordinates part approval submissions reviewing contents for completeness
• Ensure that Regulatory, Customer and Business requirements are flowed to suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Develop and deliver training programs (Internal and External).

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Auditing

Quality systems

Lean Six Sigma

Supplier Quality

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

The Eaton Corporation's South Molton plant in Devon, UK is seeking a Supplier Quality professional to lead analysis of supplier performance and audit suppliers to meet aerospace quality standards.

You will collaborate with supplier personnel to drive delivery, cost and quality improvements, apply Six Sigma/Lean tools, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.