Supplier Quality Engineer — Defence & Precision Machinery

Morson Talent; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Talent is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary quality team, focusing on supplier performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the supply chain in a defence/industrial engineering environment.

You will partner with Quality, Engineering and Purchasing teams to ensure suppliers meet all technical, regulatory, and customer requirements and drive delivery across complex programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality, QA, or QC role within engineering/manufacturing.
• Knowledge of ISO9001:2015 or equivalent quality management systems.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA and related quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, select, and monitor suppliers for quality and technical conformance.
• Conduct supplier audits against regulatory and customer standards.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive improvement via KPIs and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier non-conformances with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support product and process validation, including on-site supplier verification.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards (ISO9001, AQAP, DEFSTAN).
• Apply quality tools including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and MSA.
• Maintain supplier quality documentation, reports, and inspection/test plans.
• Raise and manage NCRs and supplier issues with traceability and resolution.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support project delivery and improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships for long-term performance.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Job description

Morson Talent is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary quality team, focusing on supplier performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the supply chain in a defence/industrial engineering environment.

You will partner with Quality, Engineering and Purchasing teams to ensure suppliers meet all technical, regulatory, and customer requirements and drive delivery across complex programmes.