Key Responsibilities:
- Processing new supplier requests, collaborating with other departments to ensure suppliers have the necessary capabilities, approvals, and certifications.
- Assisting in the monitoring and maintenance of supplier approvals.
- Addressing supplier quality issues and working with other departments to ensure timely completion of Failure Reports.
- Supporting suppliers with quality-related issues, particularly corrective action responses.
- Providing performance measures and analysis on failure report activities, including trend and root cause analysis.
- Coordinating the Supplier Review Board (Supplier performance review).
- Maintaining and improving the Approved Supplier Management procedure and related documents.
Experience / Skills / Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001:2015.
- Formal lead auditor qualification (ISO9001:2015/AS9100D).
- Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in a supplier quality assurance role within the civil and/or military aviation sector or a similar regulated environment.
- Knowledge of continuing airworthiness regulations (UK Part 145 / Part CAMO) and initial airworthiness regulation (UK Part 21 sub part G) is desirable.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a thorough understanding of root cause and corrective action reporting and analysis.
- Strong communication skills.
- Motivated, organized, with attention to detail and the ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- A formal qualification in Quality Assurance or Engineering.
If you have the required experience and skills, we would love to hear from you!