Automotive Supplier Quality Engineer: Containment & Improvement

HR Employment Bureau Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 50,737 - 55,350; Full time

Job summary

HR Employment Bureau Ltd is seeking an experienced Junior Quality Engineer to work with an automotive client in the Woking area. The role focuses on protecting production through containment, driving supplier corrective actions, reducing quality escapes, and managing suppliers through containment exit.

You will collaborate with manufacturing and purchasing, manage CSL1/CSL2, perform root‑cause analysis using 8D, 5‑Why, and Fishbone, and report on containment status and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Supplier Quality within an automotive environment.
• Experience managing supplier containment activities CSL1 and CSL2.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings and apply GD&T.
• Solid understanding of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, 8D, and root‑cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with strong English.

Responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end CSL1/CSL2 containment processes from start to exit.
• Assess supplier performance, quality risks, and implement containment actions.
• Develop and maintain containment standards, inspections, and acceptance criteria.
• Create and control containment plans, inspection instructions, and criteria.
• Monitor containment effectiveness via metrics like PPM, trends, and escapes.
• Drive robust root‑cause investigations using 8D, 5‑Why, and Fishbone.
• Coordinate third‑party containment and inspection providers, monitor cost.
• Escalate recurring issues through quality and supplier forums.
• Provide regular containment status and supplier performance reports.
• Support investigations related to customer complaints and supplier issues.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supplier development, and purchasing to restore performance.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Containment

Root Cause Analysis

GD&T

APQP/PPAP/PFMEA

8D

Stakeholder Management

English Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

HR Employment Bureau Ltd is seeking an experienced Junior Quality Engineer to work with an automotive client in the Woking area. The role focuses on protecting production through containment, driving supplier corrective actions, reducing quality escapes, and managing suppliers through containment exit.

You will collaborate with manufacturing and purchasing, manage CSL1/CSL2, perform root‑cause analysis using 8D, 5‑Why, and Fishbone, and report on containment status and supplier performance.