Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer\\nOur 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.\\nMain scope of the Supplier Quality Engineer role:\\n * To be responsible for maintaining, controlling, and ensuring the quality performance of all suppliers\\n * To ensure that all supplier nonconformities are examined and, if necessary, escalated\\n * To maintain and complete a supplier audit schedule in accordance with AS9100 and customer requirements\\n * To drive towards enhanced supplier quality performance by developing measurements for important processes and agreed targets\\n * To provide feedback on supplier performance through regular internal KPI evaluations\\nDuties as a Supplier Quality Engineer will include but are not restricted to:\\n * Providing Quality interpretation of requirements to suppliers and relevant departments\\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 * Reporting regularly on the quality performance of the supply chain, Co-ordinating the generation and deployment of Metrics to support business requirements\\n * First Article Inspection (FAI) support to any modifications or supplier transfer activities if required\\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 * Conducting capability assessments and processing validations to support supplier selection activities\\n * Performing analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness\\n * Providing material review (MRB) dispositions for non-conformances\\n * Performing internal audits to ensure Maintenance of QMS to AS910\\nThe ideal Supplier Quality Engineer candidate will have:\\n * Proven experience in Quality\\n * Experience in interpretation of engineering drawings\\n * A clean valid UK Driving Licence\\n * Proven experience working directly with suppliers and supplier management\\n * Proven experience performing quantitative or statistical analysis, data collection, preparation and interpretation\\n * Proven experience in root cause analysis and corrective action\\nSalary: £40,000 -£45,000