Supplier Quality Engineer

Verify; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure product quality meets contractual and customer requirements. This role involves extensive travel to suppliers and shipyards across Europe, ensuring compliance and robust problem resolution. You'll be responsible for auditing supplier processes, analyzing performance data, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. If you have a passion for quality assurance in the marine industry and thrive in dynamic environments, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in supplier management.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the Marine industry.

Responsibilities

• Support suppliers in ensuring compliance with customer requirements.
• Audit supplier processes and manage Factory Acceptance Tests.

Skills

Problem Resolution

Quality Oversight

Data Analysis

Supply Chain Management

Inspection and Quality Control

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Quality Improvement Tools

Job description

Overview

Supplier Quality Engineer based in London or Southampton office with extensive overseas travel.

Reporting to the Supply Chain function, the role will be primarily responsible for ensuring that supplied product quality meets contractual and customer requirements, by ensuring effective quality oversight, problem resolution, and continuous improvement programs with the suppliers. Extensive European travel to suppliers and shipyards, and occasional international travel will be needed.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Support suppliers in ensuring compliance with customer requirements.
• Ensure suppliers robustly apply problem resolution process and non-conformance management.
• Ensure suitable undeclared non-conformance containment activity at the supplier, in transit and at customer locations.
• Witness the inspection of product and manage Factory Acceptance Tests at supplier premises.
• Audit supplier processes as applicable to ensure robust manufacturing and measurement methods.
• Support selection and assessment of new supplier capability.
• Analyse data and information on supplier’s performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Verify supply chain compliance with the customer’s QHSE requirements.

Qualifications

Skills, Qualifications, Experience & Characteristics:

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the Marine industry.
• Knowledge of dealing with Classification Societies.
• Knowledge of shipyards and hull structures, with knowledge of yards inside of China desirable.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.
• Experience of marine mechanical equipment; experience of electrical automation is desirable.
• Knowledge in application of basic Quality Improvement tools.
• Understanding of Inspection and Quality Control processes.