Supplier Quality Engineer

Futures; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company in the United Kingdom seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer. This role involves supporting quality and procurement efforts and significant travel to visit suppliers. The ideal candidate has an engineering background, experience in supplier quality assurance, and familiarity with quality standards like ISO9001. The position offers an attractive salary and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Attractive base salary

Excellent benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in quality assurance and specifically supplier quality assurance.
• Ability to influence and challenge existing and new suppliers in their working practices.
• Candidates with a Lead Auditor qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Quality and Procurement departments to implement quality strategy.
• Identify trends relating to supplier non conformances.
• Work cross functionally on New Product Development projects.
• Produce quality control plans in line with customer requirements.

Skills

Engineering background

Proven track record in quality assurance

Familiar with FMEA

Root Cause Analysis

Knowledge of ISO9001

Ability to influence suppliers

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer: Our client, a global engineering business, seek to appoint a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their expanding team. On offer is an attractive base salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for career advancement. This role will involve significant travel with the majority of your week spent on the road visiting suppliers.

Supplier Quality Engineer - Role and Responsibilities

- Support the Quality and Procurement departments to implement quality strategy to a diverse and complex supplier base
- Supporting business system accreditations (primarily ISO9001) through the development of the supplier base performance
- Identify trends relating to supplier non conformances, generating and implementing projects to improve them
- Supporting the business closely regarding customer complaints
- Working cross functionally on New Product Development projects
- Production of quality control plans in line with customer requirements

Supplier Quality Engineer - Skills & Abilities

- Engineering background
- Proven track record in quality assurance and specifically supplier quality assurance
- Familiar with FMEA and Root Cause Analysis
- Ability to influence and challenge both existing and new suppliers in their current working practices
- In-depth knowledge of ISO9001
- Candidates with a Lead Auditor qualification would be preferred.

Supplier Quality Engineer, ISO9001, Lead Auditor, Engineering, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis