Supplier Development Engineer

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Wales; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer for an engineering and quality-focused role. Reporting to the Supplier Quality Manager, this position involves creating project plans, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and fostering supplier relationships. Ideal candidates should possess over 5 years of relevant experience and a strong knowledge of supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an engineering, production, or quality-related role.
• Working knowledge of Quality Standards (ISO, AS, AQAP).
• Experience with improvement and recovery programmes.

Responsibilities

• Create and coordinate supplier-facing project plans.
• Adopt a data-driven approach for supply chain interventions.
• Support cost reduction by facilitating increased throughput.

Skills

Engineering

Quality Assurance

Supply Chain Management

APQP principles

Attention to Detail

Education

Engineering or Quality Qualification (Degree, HND, Apprenticeship)

Job description

Location

Glascoed, USK (Site based)

Duration

12 Months

Rate

£39.03 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Overview

Reporting to the Supplier Quality Manager and working to support the strategic aims of the Procurement Function and BAE Systems Land UK business in providing supplier development and assurance to the project.

Key Deliverables

• Create and co-ordinate cross-functional (engineering, project management, quality, supply chain, materials, design & manufacture) supplier facing project plan including supplier elements.
• Adopt a collaborative, data-driven approach to target supply chain interventions to ensure new technology projects deliver on-time, to cost and required quality. Able and willing to use/learn common continuous improvement and problem solving tools and techniques.
• Ensure Customer requirements are clear and acceptable for flow down to the supply chain.
• Define and agree clear objectives with the supply chain.
• Support the wider procurement team by applying BAE Systems Land UK processes to the assessment of supply chain options, and identification of capability gaps.
• Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning tools and techniques to supplier related change projects (new sources of supply, amendments to existing sources of supply, new product introduction) including but not limited to: Technical Review, FAIR, Process Control Planning, PFMEA, review of supply chain quality plans.
• Support the design and implementation of appropriate supplier development solutions (processes, tools and techniques) adopting best practice where necessary to address supplier capability gaps and ensure the supply chain can meet Land UK requirements.
• Provide coaching to the supply chain in relevant tools and techniques e.g. APQP, to support supplier development and support the transfer of best practice across the supply chain.
• Lead supplier relationship improvement activities to improve collaborative working, improve trust and lines of communication.
• Proactively engage across Land UK functions and with the wider BAE Systems business in the delivery of new technology programmes.
• Support cost reduction by facilitating increased throughput and reduced waste.
• Support 1st, 2nd and 3rd Party audits of the Procurement Function and Supply Chain as required.
• Promote safe practice in all supplier engagement.

The typical knowledge, skills and qualification required for this role include

• 5+ years in an engineering, production or quality related role
• Manufacturing process knowledge (Various)
• Working knowledge and application of Quality Standards (ISO, AS, AQAP etc.)
• Defence Standards
• Supply Chain Management
• APQP principles
• Safety standards
• Lead Auditor
• Application of APQP Tools
• Interpretation of Engineering drawings and other technical documentation
• Cross-functional liaison
• Manage workload independently
• Experience with improvement and recovery programmes
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Engineering or Quality Qualification (Degree, HND, Apprenticeship) preferable but not necessary