Supplier Quality Manager - Aerospace

ALTEN; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company in Belfast is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure continuity of supply chain operations. You'll manage crisis recovery and contribute to improvement operations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and strong technical skills. Additional benefits include a competitive salary, private medical insurance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working options

Social atmosphere and team building activities

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in machining and surface treatments.
• Experience in crisis management is highly desirable.
• Willingness to operate between Belfast base and mainland European supplier sites.

Responsibilities

• Drive missing parts recovery to ensure continuous flow of detailed components.
• Manage concessions and approvals to minimise disruption.
• Lead crisis/problem resolution directly at supplier sites.
• Collaborate with suppliers to stabilise production and implement recovery plans.
• Support medium-term improvement operations once supply chain stability is restored.

Skills

Machining

Surface treatments

Crisis management

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field

Job description

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Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer with strong experience in machining and surface treatments to play a key role in ensuring continuity of supply chain operations. This position is focused on immediate crisis recovery and continuity of parts flow at supplier sites, with scope to transition into improvement operations once stability is achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive missing parts recovery to ensure continuous flow of detailed components.
• Manage concessions and approvals to minimise disruption.
• Lead crisis/problem resolution directly at supplier sites.
• Collaborate with suppliers to stabilise production and implement recovery plans.
• Potential to support medium-term improvement operations once supply chain stability is restored.

Qualifications

Experience, skills and qualifications required:

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field (required).
• Strong technical background in machining and surface treatments (detailed parts).
• Experience in crisis management - highly desirable.
• Familiarity with SCQM and/or SDM profiles is advantageous.
• Proven experience in problem-solving under pressure in a supply chain or manufacturing environment.
• Mobility and willingness to operate between Belfast base and mainland European supplier sites.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)