Supplier Quality Engineer

Our client, a global Aerospace systems manufacturer, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their dynamic engineering team based in Slough. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in the design, development, and delivery of innovative electrical and mechanical products that support cutting-edge aerospace applications.\\n\\nMain scope of the role:\\n\\n * To be responsible for maintaining, controlling, and ensuring the quality performance of all suppliers\\n\\n * To ensure that all supplier nonconformities are examined and, if necessary, escalated\\n\\n * To maintain and complete a supplier audit schedule in accordance with AS9100 and customer requirements\\n\\n * To drive towards enhanced supplier quality performance by developing measurements for important processes and agreed targets\\n\\n * To provide feedback on supplier performance through regular internal KPI evaluations\\n\\nDuties will include but are not restricted to:\\n\\n * Providing Quality interpretation of requirements to suppliers and relevant departments\\n\\n * Managing and supporting the supplier quality interface and ensuring that all supplier quality issues and non-conformances are managed to an agreed timescale\\n\\n * Reporting regularly on the quality performance of the supply chain, Co-ordinating the generation and deployment of Metrics to support business requirements\\n\\n * First Article Inspection (FAI) support to any modifications or supplier transfer activities if required\\n\\n * Engaging with suppliers and planning and discharging a supplier review process, covering all quality aspects to drive quality improvements as well as implementation of APQP on all programs\\n\\n * Conducting capability assessments and processing validations to support supplier selection activities\\n\\n * Performing analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness\\n\\n * Providing material review (MRB) dispositions for non-conformances\\n\\n * Performing internal audits to ensure Maintenance of QMS to AS910\\n\\nThe ideal candidate will have:\\n\\n * Proven experience in Quality\\n\\n * Experience in interpretation of engineering drawings\\n\\n * A clean valid UK Driving Licence\\n\\n * Proven experience working directly with suppliers and supplier management\\n\\n * Proven experience performing quantitative or statistical analysis, data collection, preparation and interpretation\\n\\n * Proven experience in root cause analysis and corrective action\\n\\nSalary £40,000 -£45,000