Supplier Quality Engineer

Permanent Futures Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Futures Limited, a leading manufacturer of engineered products in the UK, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure supplier quality, support PPAP, audits, and supplier development. Role includes occasional supplier visits and process improvements.

You will work with manufacturing and design teams to improve DFM, lead supplier transfers, and maintain robust supplier relationships; travel may be required to visit suppliers as part of developing and sustaining quality.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in a supplier quality role within manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of quality principles and problem solving.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier development plans and audits to improve performance.
• Oversee relocation of parts between suppliers and manage transfers.
• Collaborate with suppliers to implement robust improvement plans.
• Conduct system and process audits at internal and supplier sites.
• Resolve quality issues with cross-functional teams in manufacturing.
• Carry out defect investigations and root-cause analyses to prevent recurrences.

Skills

PPAP

Supplier Development

Audits

Supply Chain

Lean

DFM

Job description

Our client are a leading manufacturer of engineered products and due to continued growth they wish to appoint a Supplier Quality Engineer. The appointed candidate will have a practical understanding of generic quality principles and must have experience working within a supplier quality focused role for a manufacturing business. Within this role there will be occasional travel to visit suppliers in order to build stable relationships and the opportunity to develop processes and new ways of working. You would be joining a well-renowned, highly reputable business, with a full order book and a brilliant benefits package and work life balance.

Supplier Quality Engineer - Role & Responsibilities - Quality Engineer / PPAP / Supply Chain / Audits / Supplier Development / Lean

• Contribute supplier development and process improvements plans, audits and performance management
• Leading the relocation of parts from one supplier to another, providing overall project management of the component transfers to a suitable conclusion
• Working with suppliers to develop a robust improvement plan
• Conduct system/process audits both internally and at potential and existing suppliers
• Liaise with suppliers and other team members to resolve problems and manage all quality related issues within the manufacturing team
• Conduct quality defect investigations and use route cause analysis to prevent any re occurrences of fault
• Work with manufacturing and design on DFM procedures to improve production cycle time

Supplier Quality Engineer - Skills & Abilities - Quality Engineer / PPAP / Supply Chain / Audits / Supplier Development / Lean

• Minimum of one years' experience in a supply quality focused position
• Personable and flexible, with a commercial outlook
• Strong people and supplier management skills with a keen eye for detail
• Disciplined but practical approach to processes and procedures

Supplier Quality Engineer, Lean, Supplier Development, Audits, PPAP