Supplier Quality Engineer

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Great opportunity for an experienced Supplier QA to work for a major defence company. With some UK travel involved the remaining days will be worked onsite/home working at either Sheffield or Barrow in Furness.

Pay rate £27.65 per hour PAYE plus holiday pay £4.02 per hour or £37.14 Umbrella per hour

Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Description

- Managing and taking responsibility for a portfolio of suppliers and all quality-related activities including FAIs without daily supervision

- Identifying any adverse trends, recommending, and initiating corrective actions with suppliers to ensure effective closure

- Understanding and deploying quality process improvement techniques to ensure that continuous improvement is maintained within the Supply Chain

- Mentoring a small team of Quality professionals as and when required, and support other members of the overall Quality Team

- Maintaining compliance to Business Unit's local Quality Business Management System and Project Quality Plans

- The promotion of the value of Quality throughout the Business and Supply Chain

- May have international or domestic travel dependant on supplier portfolio and business need

Core Duties

- Support activities relating to _Quality Certification_, contractual and Regulatory requirements Support the Business in Quality associated matters associated with product or process.

- Support / carry out activities associated with _Quality planning_, _Risk assessment_ and _Risk / analysis activities

- Lead engagement with suppliers on Non-conformance activities

- Discharge Quality processes associated with the scope of the Quality discipline / _project_ ensuring the Business remains compliant to the local Business Quality Management System.

- Input Quality data into relevant toolsets / documents / records and manage as required Define, maintain and report on Quality Measures

- Promoting a positive Quality culture encouraging a predict and preventive rather than reactive and corrective approach to all Quality matters

- Support the _Quality Review_ process through facilitation or data provision

- Support / Carry out _Continual improvement_ initiatives and activities

- Support / facilitate / Lead local Quality Audits, Quality investigations and Human Factors investigations

Knowledge:

- Quality Standards e.g. ISO 9001/ EN9100 and FAI AS9102

- Previous experience in a Supplier Assurance Quality role, including supplier audit and improvement planning within the supply chain

- A good working knowledge of Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma/ Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)

- Data Analytics and business reporting

- Desirable - working knowledge of welding / machining or casting but not essential

- Risk Management

Please note the successful candidate will need to achieve full security clearance.

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Job Type:
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Category:
Logistics;Manufacturing

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