Senior Rail Technical Assurance Lead

Cafmobility; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Health care cash plan

Bike2Work scheme

Volunteer days

Job summary

The Technical Assurance Lead in Manchester will provide independent technical assurance across CAF Rail UK's supply chain, ensuring supplier products and services meet contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements. You will support supplier qualification, technical validation, project delivery, procurement activities and ongoing assurance of supplier performance to reduce risks.

Key duties include leading supplier technical validation, conducting supplier audits, reviewing engineering

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience within rail, manufacturing, rolling stock or engineering environments.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and technical assessments.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and assurance methodologies.
• Knowledge of supplier quality assurance and supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical assessment and approval of new and existing suppliers.
• Review supplier engineering capability, competence, processes and certifications.
• Validate supplier technical submissions, design data, specifications and approval evidence.
• Ensure supplier products and services comply with CAF standards, customer requirements and industry regulations.
• Develop and maintain a supplier technical assurance programme.
• Conduct supplier audits, inspections and technical reviews.
• Monitor supplier compliance against engineering, quality and safety requirements.
• Identify supplier risks and develop corrective action plans.
• Provide technical assurance support to engineering, maintenance and overhaul projects.
• Review design changes, modifications and technical deviations raised by suppliers.
• Support engineering investigations and corrective actions.
• Validate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities where required.
• Verify compliance with applicable standards, specifications and contractual requirements.
• Support investigations relating to product defects, failures and non-conformities.
• Work closely with Procurement to embed technical assurance requirements into supplier contracts.
• Define technical acceptance criteria for products and services.
• Support tender evaluations and supplier assessment activities.
• Develop assurance processes, procedures and reporting mechanisms.
• Maintain supplier assurance records and technical compliance evidence.
• Produce assurance reports and performance metrics for senior management.

Skills

Engineering background

Rail sector experience

Audit experience

Quality assurance knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

The Technical Assurance Lead in Manchester will provide independent technical assurance across CAF Rail UK's supply chain, ensuring supplier products and services meet contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements. You will support supplier qualification, technical validation, project delivery, procurement activities and ongoing assurance of supplier performance to reduce risks.

Key duties include leading supplier technical validation, conducting supplier audits, reviewing engineering