At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure suppliers meet quality standards and drive continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Company: Established advanced manufacturing organisation serving aerospace, defence, and medical sectors.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, enhanced pension, healthcare cashback, and 5 weeks annual leave.
- Other info: Great career progression opportunities in a collaborative work culture.
- Why this job: Join a supportive team and make a real impact on supplier quality in high-tech industries.
- Qualifications: Experience in supplier quality management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Cramlington | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefit
An established and growing advanced manufacturing organisation is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support and develop supplier quality performance across a highly regulated microelectronics supply chain serving aerospace, defence and medical sector.
This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with experience in supplier management, continuous improvement and high-reliability manufacturing environments to join a business investing heavily in its people, products and manufacturing capabilities.
Role
Working closely with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Quality teams, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring suppliers consistently meet demanding quality, reliability, compliance and delivery requirements.
The role will focus on supplier development, quality assurance, non-conformance management and continuous improvement across a complex supply chain supporting advanced electronic assemblies and components.
Key Responsibilities
- Supplier Quality Management
- gement Act as the primary quality interface between the business and external supp
- liers. Manage and develop supplier quality relation
- ships. Monitor supplier performance using key quality and delivery me
- trics. Drive supplier improvement initiatives and measurable performance enhance
- ments. Conduct supplier audits, assessments and process reviews to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory require
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- pliance Support supplier approval, qualification and ongoing surveillance acti
- vities. Ensure supplier compliance with relevant quality standards, customer requirements and internal proc
- edures. Review quality documentation including inspection reports, certificates of conformity, material certifications and tes
- t data. Support compliance with industry standards and regulatory requir
- ements. Ensure supplier processes maintain traceability, product integrity and configuration c
- Non-Conformance & Corrective Action
- e Action Lead supplier-related non-conformance investi
- gations. Drive root cause analysis and corrective action act
- ivities. Verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive
- actions. Manage supplier concessions, deviations and containment act
- ivities. Support investigations relating to customer complaints and supplier-related quality c
- New Product Introduction (NPI)
- ) Support Support supplier involvement in new product introduction and manufacturing ac
- tivities. Assess supplier manufacturing capability, process controls and inspection
- methods. Participate in technical reviews, design reviews and risk ass
- essments. Provide quality input into sourcing decisions and manufacturability
- improvement Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, reduce variation and impr
- ove yield. Promote a proactive quality culture throughout the sup
- ply chain. Support the implementation and use of quality improvement tools and meth
Qualifications
- who possess: Experience in a Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer or similar position within a high-reliability manufacturing
- environment. Strong understanding of supplier quality management and corrective actio
- n processes. Experience conducting supplier audits and process
- assessments. Knowledge of electronic components, microelectronics, semiconductor packaging, PCB assembly or related t
- echnologies. Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical do
- cumentation. Experience working with quality managem
- ent systems. Strong analytical, problem-solving and investiga
- tion skills. Experience using ERP systems,
- ideally SAP. A proven track record of delivering supplier quality improvements through a continuous improveme
- le Experience Aerospace, defence, medical, space or other regulated manufactu
- ring sectors. AS9100 and customer-specific quality
- requirements. IPC standards, assembly processes, inspection techniques and reliabi
- lity testing. Electronic component supply chains and obsolescenc
Benefits
- at's on Offer?Comp
- etitive salary Enhanced pension
- contributions Healthcare
- cashback plan Employee Assist
- ance Programme Performance-related in
- centive scheme Financial wel
- lbeing support Retail and lifes
- to Work Scheme Discounted
- RAC membership Discounted
- gym membership5 weeks annual leave plus
- bank holidays Ongoing training and career progression
- opportunities Supportive and collaborative worki
- ng environment Opportunity to progress into senior leader
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Supplier Quality Engineer in Cramlington employer: Central Employment
Central Employment is an excellent employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture in Teesside, where employees are encouraged to develop their skills and grow within the company. With a focus on employee satisfaction and professional development, you will have access to tailored training opportunities and the chance to work with diverse clients, making your role both meaningful and rewarding.
