Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer - 12 Month FTC

Safran UK; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent Pension and bonus scheme

33 Days Holiday

Dental and BUPA cover

Onsite subsidised canteen

Mobility opportunities

Job summary

Safran UK invites a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer to join the team for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Pitstone, Bucks. You will lead supplier quality activities, perform root cause analyses, and drive corrective actions across the supply chain to ensure product quality and supplier performance.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, manage industrial validation processes, and oversee FAI/PPAP activities, ensuring milestones are met and risks are mitigated.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier quality management and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of AS/EN 9100 and related quality systems
• Familiarity with PPAP/FAI processes and industrial validation

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier non-conformities through investigation and corrective actions (8D/5WHY)
• Oversee supplier quality events and deviations
• Administer supplier First Article Inspection (FAI) within PPAP for relevant reports
• Ensure milestones in industrial validation are met and propose modifications as needed
• Coordinate supplier concession requests and related costs
• Consolidate costs related to supplier NCs affecting production or customer satisfaction
• Coordinate non-conformity actions to prevent escalation and risk
• Proactively analyse risks and weak signals to mitigate issues

Skills

8D/9S problem solving

Root cause analysis

APQP/PPAP knowledge

FMEA / PFMEA

GD&T understanding

Quality tools (Kaizen, Kanban)

ERP experience (SAP, M3, MFG)

Tools

SAP

M3

MFG Pro

Job description

Safran UK invites a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer to join the team for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Pitstone, Bucks. You will lead supplier quality activities, perform root cause analyses, and drive corrective actions across the supply chain to ensure product quality and supplier performance.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, manage industrial validation processes, and oversee FAI/PPAP activities, ensuring milestones are met and risks are mitigated.