Supplier Development Engineer in Wotton-under-Edge

Overview

Location Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience.

A new opportunity has arisen to join the Supplier Quality Engineering team. As a Supplier Development Engineer, you’ll support new product design, supplier development and project management activities with an immediate focus on our CMM and Industrial Automation product lines.

Responsibilities

• Working with Design teams to understand critical features and performance requirements
• Working with multiple functions to capture purchased item quality problem statements
• Conducting and recording external supplier visits to both develop and manage new/existing supply
• Working with Purchasing Buyers to identify and develop new suppliers and follow commodity strategies and mitigate future production supply risks
• Working with Goods-In Inspection functions to ensure incoming goods are managed and inspected
• Generating reports to present inspection or quality investigation findings
• Supporting and/or driving and project managing item development activities
• Identifying and communicating opportunities for improved process control and/or DFM-driven cost-down
• Ownership of departmental metrics and adhering to targets of defined strategic/profile projects

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

Person specification

You will need 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.