Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

A leading engineering and manufacturing organisation within the defence sector is looking to appoint a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to support its growing project portfolio.

The successful candidate will play a key role within integrated project teams (IPTs), helping to drive supplier performance and ensure products and processes meet both customer and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with suppliers to ensure compliance with manufacturing, quality and regulatory requirements
• Conduct supplier visits and audits to assess performance, capability and risk
• Monitor and verify supplier adherence to processes, product requirements and quality standards
• Support approval of supplier methods, processes, equipment and product release activities.

The successful candidate must drive supplier quality performance across the following disciplines:

• Advanced product quality planning (APQP)/production part approval process (PPAP)
• Process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA) and control plans
• Process and measurement capability (measurement system analysis (MSA))

The successful candidate must lead supplier non-conformance processes, including:

• Containment
• Root cause analysis (RCA)
• Corrective and preventative actions
• Develop and track supplier key performance indicators driving improvements where required
• Collaborate with internal teams across engineering, manufacturing and quality
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers
• Act as a key link between suppliers and internal teams
• Support delivery across multiple engineering projects
• Drive quality improvements within the supply chain
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performance project environment.

Key requirements:

• Experience working within a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Strong background in supplier quality, quality engineering or quality assurance.

Knowledge:

• ISO 9001 (essential)
• APQP/PPAP (desirable)
• Experience with root cause analysis tools (8D, 5 Whys, A3, etc)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

The successful candidate must possess an understanding of manufacturing processes such as:

• Non-destructive testing (NDT)/heat treatment/welding (desirable)
• Machining
• Assembly
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Desirable experience:

• Auditor certification (ISO 9001 or equivalent)
• Experience working with complex components or high-tolerance manufacturing
• Familiarity with defence, aerospace or similarly regulated industries
• Experience using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (for example SAP).

The company is looking for someone who is:

• Proactive and hands-on
• Comfortable working across teams and functions
• Confident dealing with suppliers and resolving issues
• Able to take ownership and drive outcomes.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. The role may be subject to security clearance and export control restrictions.

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