Supply Chain Quality Professional

Rolls-Royce SMR

Warrington

Hybrid

GBP 42,000 - 55,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

12.5% bonus

Benefits Allowance

Pension – 12% employer, 6% employee

Holidays – 28 days + public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay

Home office setup payment

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is recruiting a Supply Chain Quality Professional to lead supplier audits, governance and data driven insights across the nuclear grade supply chain. You will assess supplier readiness and drive improvements to protect product integrity and compliance, reporting to the Supplier Quality Manager.

Hybrid role based in Manchester or Warrington with regular supplier travel; strong quality assurance background, ISO9001/AS9100 knowledge and experience in regulated industrial

Qualifications

Quality assurance experience in regulated or complex industrial environments.
Experience conducting supplier audits or assessments.
Knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 or equivalent standards.
Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
Degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or related field; ISO9001 Lead Auditor if possible.

Responsibilities

Perform supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance and effective controls.
Prepare high quality reports to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
Support containment and corrective action to improve supplier performance.
Maintain supplier data within ERP, QMS with governance and change control.
Conduct regular site visits to suppliers and customers for audits.

Skills

Quality assurance

Supplier audits

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated environments

Problem solving (8D, RCCA)

Education

Degree in Quality/Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

QMS software

Lead Auditor ISO9001/ISO19443

Job description

Pay Range

£42,000.00

Rolls Royce SMR is on a mission to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. As the UK's leading Small Modular Reactor programme, we're building a British solution to a global energy challenge and shaping one of the country's most significant green export opportunities.

Our Supplier Quality function plays a critical role in assuring the integrity, safety and performance of our global supply chain. As we scale rapidly to support fleet deployment, we must ensure every supplier meets the stringent quality, regulatory and compliance requirements expected of a nuclear grade supply chain.

To support this, we are recruiting a Supply Chain Quality Professional to lead supplier audits, provide robust governance, drive data driven insights and ensure our suppliers consistently meet the standards required to deliver safe, compliant and high quality products and services. Reporting into the Supplier Quality Manager, this role helps shape supplier readiness, develop long term capability and protect product integrity across the full supplier lifecycle.

What You’ll Be Doing

Perform supplier audits, assessments and surveillance activities to ensure suppliers comply with SMSR, regulatory and quality requirements and verify that effective controls are in place.
Prepare high quality reports and analyses to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities leading to recommendations that support sourcing and strategic decisions.
Support containment, root cause analysis and corrective action activity to stabilise and improve supplier performance - and work cross-functionally within RRSMR and external suppliers to resolve issues
Maintain accurate, compliant supplier related data within ERP, audit and QMS systems, ensuring governance, change control, regulatory requirements and internal quality standards are met.
Conduct regular site visits to suppliers and customers as part of audit, assurance and development activities.

What You Will Bring

You'll bring strong quality assurance capability, confidence conducting supplier audits and an ability to influence stakeholders in complex and regulated environments, notably

Quality assurance experience in regulated or complex industrial environments with proven experience conducting supplier audits or assessments.
Working knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 or equivalent standards, with the ability to interpret and apply quality requirements effectively.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence influencing without authority and collaborating onsite with suppliers.
A degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Formal Quality training including ISO9001 (or equivalent), Lead Assessor (ISO9001 & ISO19443), and experience with problem solving methodologies (8D, A3, RCCA, 5Why).
And if you have Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), APQP/PPAP exposure, and experience across global or multisite supply chains - then we really ought to talk

Location & Ways of Working

This role can be based from our Manchester or Warrington office. Hybrid working is standard, with regular supplier travel required. Some international travel may also be required depending on supplier activity.

What's in it for you?

Salary: £44,600 – £55,150 depending on experience and our excellent benefits include:

12.5% performance related bonus
Benefits Allowance – £2,200 to build a personalised package
Pension – 12% employer, 6% employee
Holidays – 28 days + public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 4 days)
Private Medical Insurance – BUPA
Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
£250 one-off home office setup payment

You'll join a forward thinking, inclusive and innovative organisation offering:

A flexible and supportive working environment
Opportunities for career progression and professional development
A culture that values diversity, innovation and continuous learning

Pay Range

£42,000.00

£55,125.00

Why Join Us?

A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are: