Supplier Quality Engineer
New Yesterday
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.
TPBN1_UKTJ
- Location:
- Dore
- Salary:
- £27.65 - £37.14 per hour
- Category:
- Logistics;Manufacturing