Supplier Quality & Industrialization Engineer

Talents First - Executive Search & Selection; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Talents First - Executive Search & Selection is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Quality Engineer for a leading Saudi Arabian industrial company, based in Riyadh or Dammam. The role focuses on working with suppliers to improve quality, manufacturing efficiency, capacity and cost performance.

You will audit and assess supplier processes, drive corrective actions, support APQP/PPAP and NPI, and travel up to 15 days per month to supplier sites.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Production, Automotive or Electrical fields.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing or supplier engineering.
• Strong experience with quality improvement and industrialization with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier quality, manufacturing process and VDA 6.3 audits.
• Assess supplier capacity, processes, equipment and production readiness.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive corrective and continuous improvement actions.
• Support suppliers in improving CP/CPK, cycle time, yield and quality performance.
• Lead supplier quality problem-solving and improvement initiatives.
• Review PFMEA, control plans, process flows and work instructions.
• Support APQP, PPAP and First Article Inspection activities.
• Support new product introduction, ramp-up, volume increases and localization projects.
• Work closely with Quality, Purchasing, R&D, Manufacturing and Logistics teams.
• Provide technical guidance and training to suppliers on Lean, Six Sigma, process control and mistake-proofing.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality improvement

Industrialization

Lean Six Sigma

Problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Production/Automotive/Electrical)

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plans

8D

VDA 6.3

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

Talents First - Executive Search & Selection is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Quality Engineer for a leading Saudi Arabian industrial company, based in Riyadh or Dammam. The role focuses on working with suppliers to improve quality, manufacturing efficiency, capacity and cost performance.

You will audit and assess supplier processes, drive corrective actions, support APQP/PPAP and NPI, and travel up to 15 days per month to supplier sites.