Supplier Quality Engineer

Overview

You will lead supplier performance analysis, assess manufacturing capabilities, and audit supplier quality. You’ll train and develop suppliers, drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with industry specs. This role sits at the heart of quality for aerospace components, offering impact through problem solving and process optimization. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to enable delivery, cost, and quality improvements. A chance to shape supplier excellence at a leading aerospace foundry.

Pay / Benefits

• Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability
• annual mentoring programme
• Eaton University
• career development opportunities
• internal mobility
• induction and onboarding support

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance and capabilities
• Review supplier inspection techniques per specifications
• Support supplier development to improve delivery, cost, and quality
• Analyze supplier quality performance and lead root-cause investigations
• Train and facilitate supplier development and quality tools (Six Sigma, Lean, 8-D, FEMA, PPAP)
• Facilitate cross-functional teams with suppliers to drive improvement and cost-out
• Maintain and review supplier quality records for completeness and effectiveness
• Review engineering drawings with suppliers to confirm requirements and performance
• Coordinate part approval submissions and ensure regulatory, customer, and business requirements are communicated to suppliers
• Develop and deliver training programs for internal and external stakeholders

Key requirements

• Degree / BTEC / HND in Engineering related discipline (experience may substitute)
• Qualified Auditor
• Leadership of small quality teams
• Strong knowledge of aerospace quality systems (ISO9001, AS9100, etc.)
• Understanding of supply chain concepts and supplier quality requirements
• Experience with process auditing and lean six sigma concepts
• Knowledge of product testing requirements and end-user interfaces
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement teams

• leadership
• cross-functional collaboration
• problem solving
• Six Sigma
• Lean
• 8-D

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