Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description Supplier Quality Engineer
Fulltime, Permanent
Based in Accrington
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Company Benefits & Career Progression

Are you an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer looking for your next challenge with a growing and dynamic company? Our client is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support the strategic and tactical business requirements in the development of both new and existing suppliers by collaborating with the supply chain, quality, planning, engineering, and program departments.

Supplier Quality Engineer Job Description

As Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be required to conduct validation audits and pre-assessment, approval, and qualification procedures for suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• To guarantee conformance and satisfy the expected OTIF delivery, quality, cost, HSE, and related rules, industrial standards, and customer criteria, the company conducts audits and evaluations for its own supplier rate preparedness, production part approval procedure (PPAP), business continuity, and ESG.
• Conduct source inspections and supplier quality audits/assessments in line with the surveillance plan.
• Ensure effective management of supplier non-conformances with defect investigations and ensure comprehensive root cause analysis is carried out using industry-wide problem-solving methods.
• Regularly monitor supplier KPI performance and work with suppliers to ensure robust process controls are in place to secure supplier continuous compliance and meet supplier performance requirements.
• Supplier development and continuous improvement - lead supplier improvement activities, including putting development plans in place, drive systematic problem solving, process control, and improvement.

Essential Skills/ Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of aerospace products, manufacturing processes, technologies, standards, and regulations.
• Strong knowledge of PPAP, FMEA, root cause analysis, production rate readiness, business continuity assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of business management system. ERP & Microsoft Office PC skills.

Benefits

• Great pension
• 4x Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday
• Excellent career development