Supplier Quality Engineer
Due to continued growth, Dowty Propellers (a GE Aerospace company) has a new opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their team at our cutting-edge new build manufacturing site in Brockworth, Gloucester. In this role, you'll be responsible for driving quality for assigned suppliers, including implementing quality plans. You'll select suppliers through qualification processes, own supplier results, and drive improvements using supplier scorecards.
This opportunity includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development responsibilities. The role will cover supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence.
You will broaden your knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures in your discipline to execute functional policy and strategy. You will establish an understanding of key business drivers to achieve goals and develop supplier monitoring KPIs. There will be some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework, resolving issues that require good knowledge and judgment within established procedures. You will work within a complex team environment adhering to AS9100 and regulatory standards.
Experience in the sourcing and supplier quality engineering space is essential. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills to develop strong supplier relationships and serve as the interface between suppliers, customers, and GE. You should be able to tailor communication to your audience, explaining technical information accessibly to team members, stakeholders, customers, and vendors.
This position is suited for someone with manufacturing experience, ideally in aerospace, automotive, or defense industries. Experience working to AS9100 and holding a lead auditor certification is a key requirement. Experience on the manufacturing shop floor and knowledge of NADCAP and 'special processes' are highly desirable.
Benefits and Work Environment
GE supports flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance. Our Total Reward package, FlexChoice, offers flexibility in benefits and savings opportunities. Default benefits include:
* Non-contributory Pension
* Life Assurance
* Group income protection
* Private medical cover
* Holiday entitlement of 26 days, with options to buy or sell additional days
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