Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

TE Connectivity; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where you will play a crucial role in enhancing supplier quality and performance. This position involves leading quality initiatives, conducting audits, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure compliance with industry standards. You will leverage your expertise in Lean Six Sigma and supplier development to drive continuous improvement and foster strong relationships. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a global organization dedicated to creating a safer and more connected world. If you are passionate about quality management and eager to contribute to innovative solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary Package

Performance-Based Bonus Plans

Health and Wellness Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Community Outreach Programs

Employee Resource Group

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification required.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality initiatives and ensure compliance with standards.
• Conduct audits and improve supplier performance through training.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and organization for quality issues.

Skills

Supplier Quality Management

Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt

Quality Audits

Process Improvement

ISO 9001

8D Problem Solving

5-Why Analysis

Ishikawa Diagram

Excellent Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent Work Experience

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Your main tasks:

• Act as organization and suppliers' single-point-of-contact for topics and issues related to supplier quality.
• Lead supplier related APQP activities to ensure incoming quality is proactively planned, prepared, and ensured in advance before PPAP and production release.
• Continually improving supplier performance through coaching, teaching, training, consequence enforcement, supplier awards and motivation, supplier restriction and disqualification, etc.
• Measure and communicate supplier performance to those suppliers and the organization.
• Evaluate, qualify, approve appropriate new, competitive suppliers (including searching for new suppliers), in collaboration with the commodity teams.
• Review and approve/reject/amend supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions for new product releases and qualifying changes to existing components.
• Monitor quality data within the operating systems to ensure data accuracy and develop reporting systems to accurately document and record supplier trends and performance.
• Periodically monitor quality specifications to ensure supplier compliance.
• Work with engineering to clarify and change specs regarding incoming goods when necessary.
• Clearly communicate (and enforce) TE's requirements and expectations to suppliers.
• Solicit, drive, monitor, review, approve and validate containment/corrective/preventive actions by suppliers. Facilitate supplier quality roadmaps leading to improved supplier performance.
• Conduct process and system audits of suppliers and maintain working knowledge of ISO and AS9100 quality system requirements.
• Participate in QBRs (Quarterly Business Review) with key suppliers.
• Coordinate TE Supplier Days with key suppliers.
• Perform source inspection and product assessments at suppliers.

Your ideal background:

• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering, preferred, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other engineering disciplines) or other equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 preferred AS9100
• 5+ years in a supplier development role
• Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification.
• 5+ years conducting quality audits.
• Practical application of 8D, 5-why and Ishikawa
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.
• Excellent people skills
• Must be able to travel is 50% - 75% of the time - EMEA

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Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 9,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 130 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance-Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

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