Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Halma plc; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

9-day fortnight option

Pension up to 10.5%

Company bonus scheme

Halma share vesting

Life assurance

Eyecare

Bike to work

Parking discounts

Long service recognition

Job summary

Fortress Safety, part of Halma plc, is hiring a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer in Wolverhampton for leading supplier quality and compliance across the global base. You will own supplier evaluation, risk management, and continuous improvement, reporting to the Head of Supply Chain.

You will collaborate with global teams, support NPI, drive root-cause analysis, and enable responsible sourcing while traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience leading supplier quality teams in high-growth environments.
• Broad supplier and manufacturing quality expertise, incl. component engineering.
• Experience supporting customer and third-party audits (compliance, certification, EMS).
• Proven supplier risk assessment across business, design, quality, manufacturing, testing and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality and compliance across the global supply base.
• Define and improve global supplier quality processes, incl. supplier evaluation and approvals.
• Lead supplier issue resolution from containment to corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Procurement on strategy, category management and supplier relationships.
• Travel within the UK and abroad as needed.
• Support new product introduction with supplier readiness and capability.

Skills

Supplier quality leadership

QMS/EMS knowledge

Audits & compliance

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Tools

APQP

PPAP

MSA

Control plans

Electronics manufacturing

Job description

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Salary: £45,000-£53,000

Location: Wolverhampton, WV4 6FB | Hybrid (3-4 days in the office)

Permanent, Full-time

About the opportunity

Fortress Safety is looking for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead the development and performance of our global supply base. You'll report to the Head of Supply Chain.

You'll own supplier quality and compliance from start to finish: supplier selection and approval, development, risk management and continuous improvement. This is a chance to shape a resilient supply chain that helps keep people safe around the world.

About Fortress Safety

Fortress Safety are experts in machinery safety and interlocking. Since 1977, we've protected people and equipment in hazardous situations from our Wolverhampton HQ and our operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China and India. We're part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide.

What you'll be doing

• Acting as the lead point of contact for supplier quality, working with our supplier quality team in China and our global internal quality team
• Defining, putting in place and improving global supplier quality processes, including supplier evaluation, approval, NPI and change activities
• Leading supplier issue resolution, from problem definition and containment through root cause analysis to corrective and preventive actions
• Working closely with Procurement on strategy, category management and supplier relationships
• Bringing new ideas to supplier risk assessment and mitigation
• Supporting responsible sourcing and compliance, and helping manage supply shortages and disruption
• Supporting new product introduction with supplier readiness and capability
• Travelling in the UK and abroad as needed

What you'll bring

Must-have

• Experience in a leading role developing supplier quality teams, ideally in a progressive or high-growth environment
• Broad supplier and manufacturing quality expertise, including component engineering
• Experience supporting customer and third‑party audits (compliance, certification, management systems)
• Proven supplier risk assessment across business, design, quality, manufacturing, testing and sustainability
• A strong understanding of quality management systems (QMS/EMS) and core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, MSA and control plans
• Hands‑on experience in electronics and mechanical manufacturing, with strong problem‑solving and failure analysis skills

Nice‑to‑have

• Knowledge of mechanical commodities: castings, machining and plastics
• Knowledge of electronics: PCBs, semiconductors and assemblies
• Familiarity with assembly and test processes such as SMT and box build, plus traceability and ESD/IPC standards

What we offer

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to work a 9-day fortnight (compressed hours)
• Pension with employer contributions of up to 10.5%
• Company bonus scheme
• Annual Halma share vesting scheme
• Life assurance
• Eyecare
• Bike to work scheme
• Airport parking discounts
• Long service recognition

Inclusion and belonging

At Fortress, we don't just accept difference, we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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