Supplier Quality Engineer Job Details
Job Ref:
107740778
Industry: Engineering, Manufacturing
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 05/04/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridgeshire is looking to recruit a temporary Supplier Quality Engineer with a Degree or equivalent and at least 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment. Candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate tools including, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing methods and Process Capability Studies The role of the Supplier Quality Engineer is as follows: * You will be responsible for the quality and reliability of an allocated group of externally sourced components and sub assemblies to ensure that products satisfy their supplier quality and reliability targets and customer expectations. * To work with the Operations, Engineering and Purchasing teams, ensuring continuous improvement of supplier quality and reliability across key products * To champion the cause of supplier selection and development and initiate cross-functional communication to facilitate step changes in supplied quality * Ensure that the work carried out by the client and its suppliers conform to ISO standards and or other appropriate standards including TUV, CE, GS etc. * To identify suppliers with the necessary core competencies to complement the client's product portfolio into the future The objective of the above is to improve supplier quality and reliability, leverage supplier capabilities and therefore drive down the cost of manufacturing and test. MAIN DUTIES: Reporting to the Operations Quality Manager, the role involves interaction with personnel at all levels. It includes a large element of interaction with suppliers and analytical work. You will have accountability for the Quality aspect of supply of components from your allocated suppliers which in conjunction with Material control and Purchasing representatives should enable a seamless supply to the manufacturing facility. You will be required to travel to suppliers in the UK, Europe and occasionally Far East to audit and foster a good working relationship and to ensure they are working to agreed procedures and standards. You will report on your suppliers' performance monitoring quality, cost and delivery and where appropriate you will initiate Quality plans/improvement programs. You will seek to understand issues causing disruption in the assembly facility and undertake actions with suppliers to ensure root cause closure. For critical components you will ensure that FMEAs and control plans exist at suppliers to minimise the chances of disruption or failure. Where necessary you will invoke Engineering changes to improve product design and component specifications and drawings. You will seek to reduce variation in the suppliers' processes understanding their process performance where necessary using Process Capability studies. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Ideally you will have a Degree or equivalent and three years' relevant experience in a manufacturing environment. You will be able to demonstrate your understanding and use of appropriate tools including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing methods and process capability studies. Ideally you will have experience of auditing suppliers to ISO standards You will be a good communicator, able to influence at senior levels and exercising a high degree of tact and diplomacy as required. You will be flexible, a level thinker and capable of solving wide ranging quality problems using structured methods but showing a sense of urgency where manufacturing continuity demands it. A firm character and the ability to work as part of a team or alone as the situation demands are essential qualities. An understanding of basic reliability principles and design for manufacture methods would be an advantage
Industry: Engineering, Manufacturing
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 05/04/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridgeshire is looking to recruit a temporary Supplier Quality Engineer with a Degree or equivalent and at least 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment. Candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate tools including, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing methods and Process Capability Studies The role of the Supplier Quality Engineer is as follows: * You will be responsible for the quality and reliability of an allocated group of externally sourced components and sub assemblies to ensure that products satisfy their supplier quality and reliability targets and customer expectations. * To work with the Operations, Engineering and Purchasing teams, ensuring continuous improvement of supplier quality and reliability across key products * To champion the cause of supplier selection and development and initiate cross-functional communication to facilitate step changes in supplied quality * Ensure that the work carried out by the client and its suppliers conform to ISO standards and or other appropriate standards including TUV, CE, GS etc. * To identify suppliers with the necessary core competencies to complement the client's product portfolio into the future The objective of the above is to improve supplier quality and reliability, leverage supplier capabilities and therefore drive down the cost of manufacturing and test. MAIN DUTIES: Reporting to the Operations Quality Manager, the role involves interaction with personnel at all levels. It includes a large element of interaction with suppliers and analytical work. You will have accountability for the Quality aspect of supply of components from your allocated suppliers which in conjunction with Material control and Purchasing representatives should enable a seamless supply to the manufacturing facility. You will be required to travel to suppliers in the UK, Europe and occasionally Far East to audit and foster a good working relationship and to ensure they are working to agreed procedures and standards. You will report on your suppliers' performance monitoring quality, cost and delivery and where appropriate you will initiate Quality plans/improvement programs. You will seek to understand issues causing disruption in the assembly facility and undertake actions with suppliers to ensure root cause closure. For critical components you will ensure that FMEAs and control plans exist at suppliers to minimise the chances of disruption or failure. Where necessary you will invoke Engineering changes to improve product design and component specifications and drawings. You will seek to reduce variation in the suppliers' processes understanding their process performance where necessary using Process Capability studies. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Ideally you will have a Degree or equivalent and three years' relevant experience in a manufacturing environment. You will be able to demonstrate your understanding and use of appropriate tools including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing methods and process capability studies. Ideally you will have experience of auditing suppliers to ISO standards You will be a good communicator, able to influence at senior levels and exercising a high degree of tact and diplomacy as required. You will be flexible, a level thinker and capable of solving wide ranging quality problems using structured methods but showing a sense of urgency where manufacturing continuity demands it. A firm character and the ability to work as part of a team or alone as the situation demands are essential qualities. An understanding of basic reliability principles and design for manufacture methods would be an advantage
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