Supplier Quality Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to enhance supplier relationships and drive quality improvements in the aerospace sector. This role involves evaluating supplier performance, conducting audits, and implementing corrective actions to ensure compliance with quality standards. Join a secure and successful business in Dorset where your expertise in quality engineering can significantly impact operational excellence. If you're ready to take on more responsibility and lead initiatives that drive process improvements, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Engineering, preferably in Aerospace manufacturing.
• Familiarity with AS9102 for FAI processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality and improve processes within the supply chain.
• Conduct audits and inspections to ensure compliance and quality standards.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Supplier Quality Management

Root Cause Analysis

Problem-Solving Skills

Knowledge of Mechanical Components

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Quality Analysis Tools (8D, PFMEA)

Measuring Equipment

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Lead Supplier Quality Engineer – Dorset - £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

If you’re a Lead or Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, or a Supplier Quality Engineer looking for more responsibility and your next career move, then this is for you!

Join our client, a long established, secure and successful business in Dorset as a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you'll support their business by identifying process improvement and control opportunities within their supply chain.

You'll be building supplier relationships for effective working practices, ensuring that purchase order requirements can be met and maintained. You'll monitor, maintain and improve supplier performance through working with KPI metric data, and will work with suppliers to develop corrective action plans to address any process failings including the use of quality tools (e.g., 5 Why, 8D, etc.).

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer - Role Highlights:

• Supplier Quality Management and Supplier process improvement.
• Evaluate and process FAI reports from suppliers in line with AS9102.
• Set and maintain PO notes and incoming inspection criteria on all purchased goods.
• Support goods inwards and purchasing.
• Collect and evaluate supplier quality data.
• Work with suppliers directly to create, manage, and close corrective action plans, addressing process failures.
• Process and product audits within the supply chain to address failures and perform regular timescale-related audits.
• Perform source inspections on supplier sites when necessary.
• Review and update Corrective Action Reports (CAR).
• Visit suppliers and assist in supplier audits.
• Supplier & Plant Quality: Lead the improvement of supplier relationships and quality processes, ensure component compliance, and drive corrective actions.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion root cause analysis, manage non-conformance reporting, and develop supplier processes to prevent recurrence and reduce costs.

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer - What we are looking for:

• Experience of Quality Engineering within a manufacturing environment, ideally an Aerospace manufacturing environment.
• FAI in accordance with AS9102.
• Ability to use measuring equipment accurately to 0.01mm.
• Working knowledge of quality analysis tools such as 8D, PFMEA, etc.
• Knowledge of mechanical components.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to facilitate problem solving with production staff.
• Experience in developing vendor quality measures.
• Experience in developing vendor quality measures.
• Any internal audit experience to AS9100D, 8D, Lead, Six Sigma with experience of process capability analysis and process improvement is preferred but not essential to apply.

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer – What’s on offer: