Supplier Quality Engineer

Morgan Ryder Associates; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in textiles is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to manage global supplier quality. The role requires proven experience in supplier quality within technical fabrics or aerospace, strong knowledge of quality tools, and excellent communication skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that offers visa sponsorship and a chance to contribute to mission-critical fabric production.

Benefits

Visa sponsorship available

Attractive package

Strong career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supplier quality within technical fabrics or aerospace.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality tools and methodologies.
• Experience in regulated industries where reliability is critical.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality assurance programme across global supply chain.
• Conduct supplier audits and performance reviews for compliance.
• Drive supplier development and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with teams to align supplier capabilities with technical requirements.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality engineering

Supply chain assurance

Communication skills

Detail-driven mindset

Tools

Auditing

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer

Advanced Technical Fabrics

Global Applicants Welcome, Sponsorship Available

Do you thrive on ensuring quality excellence in complex supply chains?

My client, a leading manufacturer of specialist, high-reliability textiles for defence, aerospace, marine, and protective industries, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen their global supplier base.

This is your chance to play a critical role in guaranteeing the integrity and performance of materials that protect lives and deliver in the harshest environments.

What You'll Do

• Manage and develop a robust supplier quality assurance programme across a global supply chain.
• Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and performance reviews to ensure compliance with aerospace, defence, and other regulated industry standards.
• Drive supplier development and corrective action plans, ensuring continuous improvement and long-term reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to align supplier capabilities with technical requirements.
• Serve as a key technical contact for suppliers, providing guidance on quality expectations, compliance, and process improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, or supply chain assurance within technical fabrics, composites, aerospace, defence, or other advanced manufacturing sectors.
• Strong knowledge of auditing, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, corrective action methodologies, and supplier quality tools.
• Experience working in regulated, high-specification industries where reliability is paramount.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong supplier relationships globally.
• A detail-driven mindset with the ability to balance technical rigour with strategic supplier development.

Why Join?

• Contribute to the manufacture of mission-critical fabrics used by the MOD, aerospace primes, and global protection industries.
• Influence the quality of products that must perform in life-critical and extreme environments.
• Work for a forward-thinking organisation with a global supply network and state-of-the-art facilities.
• Visa sponsorship available - candidates worldwide are encouraged to apply.
• Attractive package and strong career development opportunities.

If you're a quality professional who thrives on raising standards, driving supplier excellence, and making a global impact, this is the role for you.

Apply today to join a company where quality truly saves lives.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.