Supplier Development Engineer - Peterlee Initial 12 month contract - likely to extend for the right person 36.5 hours a week, Mon – Fri 08.00 – 16.00 Up to £37.80 PAYE hourly rate plus holiday and pension contribution OR Umbrella hourly rates up to £51.31 - depending on experience Would you like to work for a global team who don’t just talk about progress and innovation, they make it happen! Their applications and products are truly building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Our client is a worldwide manufacturer of construction and mining products. They’re looking for a Supplier Development Engineer on an initial 12 month contract basis which is likely to extend for the right person; to assess supplier quality and ensure that all the products are free from defects and are following manufacturing specifications and legal standards. What will the Supplier Development Engineer do? Take care of suppliers, mainly for the Harness category Ensure the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism. Generate reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates. Research the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedur...