Supplier Development Engineer – Fabrication & Welding

Seismic Recruitment; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Seismic Recruitment is supporting a world-wide manufacturer of construction and mining products in recruiting a Supplier Development Engineer for Peterlee. The role is a full-time onsite contract initially of 24 months, with travel up to 30% to UK suppliers.

You will lead quality improvements for Fabrications and Welding, own supplier audits, PPAP/APQP processes, and drive defect reduction across Europe. Expect detailed quality metrics, report generation, and close collaboration with suppliers

Qualifications

• 5+ years working with suppliers with strong manufacturing/quality systems knowledge.
• Fabrications experience including welding, painting, assembly, machining.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality, technical performance, delivery metrics, and issue resolution.
• Own assigned suppliers to ensure production continuity and quality.
• Conduct supplier tests and assessments on incoming supplies.
• Generate reports on supplier quality and defect rates.
• Support suppliers with process improvements and QA plans.
• Travel up to 30% for UK and occasional Europe visits.

Skills

Supplier quality

Technical performance

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Process improvement

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Seismic Recruitment is supporting a world-wide manufacturer of construction and mining products in recruiting a Supplier Development Engineer for Peterlee. The role is a full-time onsite contract initially of 24 months, with travel up to 30% to UK suppliers.

You will lead quality improvements for Fabrications and Welding, own supplier audits, PPAP/APQP processes, and drive defect reduction across Europe. Expect detailed quality metrics, report generation, and close collaboration with suppliers