Hands-On Supplier Quality Engineer – Audits & Travel

Owen Daniels; Worcester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels in Worcester is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to lead audits, assess supplier capability and drive continuous improvement across a UK supplier network. This hands-on role is supplier-facing and involves significant travel to supplier sites.

You will support qualification, onboarding and QA processes while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and related standards, and actively drive corrective actions and supplier development.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer within manufacturing or engineering.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and assessments.
• Solid understanding of ISO 9001 and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience managing supplier non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Strong knowledge of root cause analysis and 8D.
• Experience with welding, fabrication, CNC machining and assembly.
• Good understanding of inspection and quality control techniques.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA or similar quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier audits (initial, process and surveillance).
• Assess and monitor supplier capability, quality performance and compliance.
• Identify and resolve quality issues and drive corrective actions with suppliers.
• Manage supplier non-conformances, complaints and CAPA plans.
• Carry out root cause analysis and ensure effective 8D/CAPA activity.
• Support qualification, approval and onboarding of new suppliers.
• Monitor supplier quality KPIs and drive improvements.
• Review supplier quality documentation and manufacturing records.

Skills

Supplier quality

Audits

Non-conformances

CAPA / 8D

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing processes

Quality documentation

Communication

Job description

Owen Daniels in Worcester is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to lead audits, assess supplier capability and drive continuous improvement across a UK supplier network. This hands-on role is supplier-facing and involves significant travel to supplier sites.

You will support qualification, onboarding and QA processes while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and related standards, and actively drive corrective actions and supplier development.