Supplier Quality Engineer

Monkton
1 week ago
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We are looking for 2 X experienced Supplier Quality Engineers for our Aerospace Customer.

This is a 5-month contract role in Prestwick which will be working entirely on-site, with no working from home.

37 hours per week, over 5 days with an early finish on a Friday.

The role is outside IR35 so can be worked either through a limited company or an Umbrella Company.

Pay rate: £33 per hour

About Us:

Verify specializes in managing complex, critical quality supply chains for aerospace, defense and other critical manufacturing industries. As a global Supplier Performance Management (SPM) service provider Verify serves over 400 leading aerospace and government clients at more than 7,000 supplier locations in over 50 countries. We help ensure clients receive quality, on-time product from their upstream suppliers.

This partnership has created worldwide opportunities for talented professionals looking for contract and temporary positions. Together, we provide supplier quality and delivery assurance services to customers around the world.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the maintenance, control and quality performance of all Suppliers from a quality perspective, through the deployment of supplier reviews, regular recorded communications and surveillance activities.
Ensure that all supplier non-conformities are reviewed and where necessary, escalated using the appropriate Spirit processes to drive robust RCCA and get-well / improvement plans.
Ensure that the Prestwick Programs are adequately supported in terms of management of supplier quality issues, including clear communication of all issues.
Maintain and discharge a supplier audit schedule to satisfy Customer and regulatory requirements.
Drive towards improved supplier quality performance through the creation of metrics for key processes and agreed targets, driving the use of APQP methodology in line with recognised industry requirements.
Report on supplier performance through regular internal KPI reviews.Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Preferably be qualified to HNC / HND level in Quality or related Engineering discipline and/or have relevant experience in Quality Management and working to deadlines
Experience of auditing is preferred.
Have 5 years minimum relevant engineering experience, within a Quality or Manufacturing Engineering Aerospace environment.
Should also ideally possess knowledge of AS 9100 as well as regulatory authority approval, and certification requirements..
Good communication skills - with the ability to interface at all levels within Spirit and suppliers.
Preferably experience of Airbus and Boeing products, engineering drawings and specification requirements. would be preferable.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI, Smartsheet and Access.
Experience in various manufacturing processes, able to walk the processes and effectively verify all key process parameters. (Metallic Machining, Detail Fabrication and Composite manufacturing experience)
Experience with practical problem solving, continuous improvement, root cause analysis and corrective action tool sets

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