Supplier Quality Engineer — Data-Driven Improvement & Audits

TE Connectivity Ltd.; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary Package

Performance-Based Bonus Plans

Health and Wellness Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Community Outreach Programs / Charity

Employee Resource Group

Job summary

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Cheltenham seeks a Supplier Quality professional to drive supplier performance improvement, audits, and development across sourcing, engineering, manufacturing and quality teams.

You will lead investigations, analyze quality data, and promote Lean problem solving to ensure compliance with industry standards. The role requires strong auditing, root-cause analysis, and stakeholder management skills, along with a degree in a technical discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in engineering/quality disciplines.
• Significant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or quality engineering.
• Experience managing supplier quality performance and development activities.
• Strong supplier auditing experience.
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving expertise.
• Experience working directly with suppliers within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze quality data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies.
• Conduct supplier process, product, and system audits.
• Support qualification and development of new and existing suppliers.
• Lead supplier investigations and driving robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues.
• Support supplier scorecards, performance reviews, and business reviews.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality requirements and industry standards.
• Support APQP, PPAP, and supplier qualification processes where required.
• Promote continuous improvement through Lean and problem-solving methodologies.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Problem-solving

Auditing

Supplier development

Stakeholder management

Quality data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality

Job description

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Cheltenham seeks a Supplier Quality professional to drive supplier performance improvement, audits, and development across sourcing, engineering, manufacturing and quality teams.

You will lead investigations, analyze quality data, and promote Lean problem solving to ensure compliance with industry standards. The role requires strong auditing, root-cause analysis, and stakeholder management skills, along with a degree in a technical discipline.