Supplier Development Engineer - 12 Month Contract

ZipRecruiter; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer in Shrewsbury. The role involves ensuring supplier quality, conducting audits, and improving supplier performance. Key qualifications include casting knowledge, audit capability, and familiarity with quality management tools. Full-time, 12-month contract position with flexible hourly rates based on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of casting processes and techniques.
• Experience with supplier audits and quality assessments.
• Familiarity with manufacturing standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tests and assessments on incoming supplies.
• Generate reports on supplier quality and defect rates.
• Conduct supplier quality control audits.

Skills

Casting Knowledge

Audit Capability

Familiarity with Quality Tools & Techniques

Supplier Management

Supplier Evaluations and Certification

Manufacturing Standards

Process Improvement

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

Job description

Job Description

Supplier Development Engineer - Shrewsbury - 12-month Contract

Location: Either our clients Shrewsbury/ Peterlee base - UK

Employment Type: Full-Time 12-month Contract

Role: Mon - Fri/37 Hours Per Week - 08:00-16:30 Mon-Thurs, 08:00 - 12:00 Fri

Hourly Rate: £ negotiable p/h depending upon experience

My Global Engineering client is looking for a Supplier Development Engineer with Casting Knowledge and Audit capability to join their engineering team based in Peterlee, UK. The ideal candidate will also be familiar with Quality Tools and Techniques. This role assesses the supplier quality and ensures that all the products are free from defects and are following manufacturing specifications and legal standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and federal policies and standards.
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

What We're Looking For:

• Top 3 must have skills: 1. Casting Knowledge, 2. Audit Capability, 3. Familiarity with Quality Tools & Techniques
• Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
• Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.
• Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
• Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
• Quality : Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP): Knowledge of Production Part Approval Processes (PPAP) elements, submissions, and objectives; ability to determine whether a supplier can manufacture products that meet the quality requirements and standards of their customers consistently.

Apply now to join a world-class engineering team.

83zero Engineering point of contact for this role - Aaron Perdesi