Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Corin Group; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Eye tests & flu vaccinations

Employee referral bonus up to £1,000

Job summary

Corin Group in Cirencester is seeking an experienced Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality activities and ensure compliant materials and products across the global supply chain. This role offers technical leadership within a regulated manufacturing environment and mentoring across the Supplier Quality team.

You will drive supplier improvement, investigations, supplier audits, and qualification activities while collaborating with R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality to translate

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive quality engineering in a manufacturing environment, ideally medical devices.
• Strong supplier quality, development and qualification experience.
• Experience leading supplier audits and complex investigations.
• Solid knowledge of ISO 13485 and medical device QMS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality improvement activities with suppliers to reduce defects.
• Investigate significant supplier non-conformances and drive CAPA.
• Analyse supplier performance data to support risk-based decisions.
• Plan and conduct supplier audits and implement improvement plans.
• Support qualification, approval and management of new and changed suppliers.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to define supplier controls.
• Support new product introductions and supplier transfers.
• Provide coaching and guidance to junior team members.
• Support CAPA and Change Control processes.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 13485 and regulatory standards.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Supplier development

Supplier qualification

Audits

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Risk management

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Quality tools and techniques

Job description

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Based in Cirencester
Department: Quality

Join Corin and Help Shape Quality Excellence

At Corin, we are passionate about improving patient outcomes through innovative orthopaedic solutions. We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of materials and products supplied across our global supply chain.

This is an exciting opportunity for a quality professional who thrives on solving complex supplier challenges, driving continuous improvement, and influencing supplier performance within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

The Role

As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you will ensure that products and materials supplied to Corin meet manufacturing specifications, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. You will lead supplier quality improvement initiatives, investigate significant quality issues, and support the qualification and development of suppliers to enable business growth and operational excellence.

In addition, you will provide technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues within the Supplier Quality team, helping to strengthen quality expertise across the organisation.

What you’ll do

• Lead supplier quality improvement activities, working directly with suppliers to reduce defects and eliminate recurring quality issues.
• Drive investigations into significant supplier non-conformances, reviewing root cause analyses and corrective actions to ensure effective and sustainable resolutions.
• Analyse supplier performance and inspection data to identify trends and support risk-based decisions regarding supplier controls and incoming inspection requirements.
• Plan and conduct supplier audits and support the development and implementation of supplier improvement plans.
• Support the qualification, approval, and ongoing management of new suppliers and significant changes to existing suppliers.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure product and process requirements are translated into effective supplier controls and inspection requirements.
• Support new product introductions and supplier transfer activities, ensuring supplier capability and quality controls are established prior to routine production.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and support to Supplier Quality Engineers and wider Quality team members.
• Support supplier-related CAPA activities and Change Control processes.
• Ensure compliance with Corin's Quality Management System, ISO 13485 requirements, and all applicable regulatory standards.

About You

We are looking for an experienced quality professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to influence suppliers and stakeholders effectively.

• Degree in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive experience in a Quality Engineering role within a manufacturing environment, ideally within the medical device sector.
• Strong background in Supplier Quality Engineering, supplier development, and supplier qualification activities.
• Experience leading supplier audits, complex quality investigations, and supplier improvement programmes.
• Sound knowledge of ISO 13485 and medical device quality management system requirements.
• Strong practical understanding of:
• Root cause investigation methodologies
• Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Risk management principles
• Quality engineering tools and techniques
• Ability to independently lead supplier quality activities and make sound quality decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and support less experienced engineers.

Why Join Corin?

At Corin, you'll be part of a collaborative environment where innovation, quality, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. We offer the opportunity to work on products that positively impact patients' lives while developing your career within a growing global organisation.

• A competitive salary from £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience and a discretionary annual bonus of 7.5%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension – starts at 6%, going up to 9.7% after 18 months.
• Life assurance – Six times your basic salary
• Private medical insurance with BUPA for you and your family
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations
• Employee referral program where you can earn up to £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend

If you are passionate about supplier quality, continuous improvement, and ensuring world-class standards within the medical device industry, we'd love to hear from you.

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