Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Woodchester, Gloucestershire

Salary: up to £45,000 depending on experience.

We are looking for a motivated individual to support our Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) function, helping to ensure that our suppliers consistently deliver high‑quality products and processes that meet Renishaw’s standards and contribute to our operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Work with multiple manufacturing functions to capture purchased item quality problem statements.
• Partner with, and visit, external suppliers to support the development and management of new and existing suppliers.
• Collaborate with Design teams to understand critical features, tolerances, and performance requirements.
• Work with Purchasing to identify, assess, and develop new suppliers in line with commodity strategies.
• Support Purchasing in mitigating future production supply risks.
• Work closely with Goods‑In Inspection to ensure effective management and inspection of incoming goods.
• Generate clear, structured reports presenting inspection outcomes or quality investigation findings.
• Identify opportunities for improved process control and/or design‑for‑manufacture (DFM) cost‑down initiatives.
• Take ownership of departmental metrics and work to agreed targets.
• Conduct and document supplier visits and assessments.
• Proactively develop personal technical skills and knowledge to support evolving role requirements.
• Own, coordinate, and deliver defined strategic or profile project.

Key requirements:

• Degree level qualifications in an engineering/manufacturing discipline.
• Professionalism, tact, and diplomacy in dealing with stakeholders.
• Driven, self-motivated and willing to learn and contribute.

Desirable requirements:

• Knowledge of engineering and inspection techniques and equipment.
• Awareness of quality systems e.g. ISO9001.

You will need a sound problem-solving mindset and a logical approach to varied technical challenges. You will need to be self-motivated and able to learn quickly, work independently and deliver with limited local support; as well as maintain a professional behaviour to interact with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Visiting suppliers is a key requirement so the individual must be prepared for some travel – UK and abroad.

Benefits:

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres (not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement. If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.