Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Overview

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for conformance and continuous improvement activities for the suppliers located in the UK region, the SQE assures that suppliers complies to engineering requirements and continuously engages for ongoing improvement activities,  makes sure that suppliers are compliant to the Aerospace and Defense industry requirements by performing onsite Audits and product assessments and assures that corrective actions submitted are effectively implemented.   

Your main tasks:

• Act as single point of contact for supplier quality topics and issues

• Lead APQP activities to ensure incoming quality before PPAP and production release

• Drive continual supplier performance improvement through coaching, training, recognition, restrictions or disqualification

• Measure, monitor and communicate supplier performance/trends across the organization

• Evaluate, qualify, and approve new suppliers in collaboration with commodity teams

• Review and approve/reject supplier PPAP submissions for new and changed components

• Monitor and analyze quality data, ensuring accuracy and supplier compliance with specifications

• Partner with engineering to clarify and amend specifications for incoming goods

• Communicate and enforce organizational requirements and expectations to suppliers

• Oversee and validate supplier corrective/preventive actions (8D, containment, audits, and roadmaps)

• Conduct supplier audits (AS9100), source inspections, product assessments and support QBRs with key suppliers

What your background should look like

• Degree in relevant Engineering discipline
•  8+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
•  As9100 Lead Auditor
• 5+ years in a supplier development role 
• Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification
• 5+ years conducting quality audits
• Practical application of 8D, 5-why and Ishikawa 
• Excellent people skills
• Must be able to travel is 50% - 75% of the time