At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse component deviations and manage supplier complaints while ensuring preventive quality standards.
- Company: Join a technical purchasing team that directly impacts company results through strong supplier relations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary and opportunities for domestic and international travel.
- Other info: Interviews available immediately for suitable candidates.
- Why this job: Be entrusted with your own area of responsibility in a dynamic engineering environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering with experience in quality, preferably in machined or casted parts.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
The Supplier Quality Engineer will focus on machined and casted parts as well as other standard materials. You will be entrusted with your own area of responsibility in claim management, local supplier development, and process development on the supplier side as preventive quality work. You will be part of a technical purchasing team that directly contributes to our company's results through high service grade and good supplier relations.
Job Duties:
- Analyse deviations on components from incoming inspection, production, and from customers with check plausibility.
- Generate complaints to suppliers and evaluate their feedback (e.g. evaluation of 8D / quality statements).
- Coordinate necessary internal immediate measures and communicate with the supplier, e.g. rework, sorting, return delivery, etc.
- Participate in purchasing projects for quality planning and implement relevant steps on the supplier side.
- Ensure implementation of preventive quality standards by suppliers.
- Create and coordinate testing and measurement concepts for suppliers.
- Request necessary immediate measures and final 8D reports from the supplier.
- Report Q-data.
- Coach suppliers in quality methods.
Qualifications:
- Degree with proven years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or purchasing quality, preferably with experience in machined or casted parts.
- Experience in mechanical technology, mainly machining and casting, and in evaluation of measurement concepts.
- Project management skills and a structured way of working, with a strong willingness and motivation to learn.
- Pro-active and flexible working style with good communication skills.
- Experience in working with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) is required. Experience in SAP is preferable.
- The job requires domestic and international travel.
- Communication skills in English, written and spoken, are required.
Interviews are available immediately for the most suitable candidate.
Supplier Quality Engineer in Birmingham employer: HydraForce Hydraulics Ltd
Located in Birmingham, this company values high service grades and good supplier relations. The technical purchasing team plays a crucial role in the company's success, offering competitive salaries and opportunities for professional growth.
