We are currently supporting our HV automotive client who speacialise in RCV's in recruiting for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their team in Warwick.
Job Purpose:
Assess and control the quality of supplier output to ensure minimal disruption to core production. Help set strategy within the supply base. Support and develop the quality engineers both within the company and the supply base. In times of absence cover quality management.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage supplier approval processes and introduction.
- Support development, and corrective action resolution activities.
- Assist suppliers with drawings and specification issues.
- Ensure that non-compliance occurrences are managed in a constructive way using recognised quality tools to achieve long term resolutions
- Manage audits and construct documentation for conformance of product and to maintain and update conformance database.
- Processing of PPAP reports and liaising with appropriate departments and suppliers to resolve related issues.
- Manage new product introduction. Represent Supplier quality in key project activities (APD).
- Liaise with suppliers to communicate performance indicators, to agree improvement activities and monitor adherence.
- Carry out internal audits to assess compliance of both EMS and QMS procedures.
- Always promote the concept of quality by help and encouragement.
- Liaise across all departments to discuss and communicate supplier quality activities.
- Collate reports related to supplier performance, development and surveillance.
Hours are 37 per week between 08:00 and 16:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:00-12:00 Friday.