SQA Engineer
Supplier Quality Engineer or Supplier Development Engineer
£40 - £41 FCSA Umbrella (this role is deemed inside IR35)
Location: Staffordshire – full time onsite in Stafford when not meeting suppliers. Will also involve visits to suppliers based in UK & Mainland Europe (likely couple of times per month) and site visits as needed to Midlands based site.
Duration: initially 12 months, likely to extend & become ongoing.
Supplier Quality Engineer will be working with a global automotive manufacturing company based in Stafford.
Responsibilities
* The SQE will be responsible for supporting NPI Projects and working closely with suppliers to ensure quality using APQP & PPAP.
* Proactive work with suppliers up to APQP & PPAP submission point. Using quality product planning tools, checking suppliers at each gateway.
* Work onsite with suppliers confirming live data of quality of products and that they have the correct number of parts.
* Confirming the systems are in the PPAP and cross referencing the PPAP. Confirming the output of the process and checking over the measurement criteria.
* Collaborating with suppliers and internally on new part introduction including APQP conformance.
* Ensures the development, analysis, and documentation of cost information supporting new product development, design and cost improvement, maintenance, make versus buy, and other special projects.
* Obtaining quotations and implementing engineering changes on existing part numbers.
* Working closely with the Purchasing and other Engineers in terms of managing supplier activity.
* Mediates trade off discussions early in the design process to balance performance, quality, velocity, and cost with focus on optimizing value.
* Leads cross functional teams to meet multiple cost opportunity objectives.
* Assessing suppliers for QCLDM and driving implementation of Lean & APQP processes.
Qualifications
* The SQE will need experience of dealing with suppliers, PPAP and APQP processes with a manufacturing background in Castings, Precision Machining, Fabrication, Fasteners & Fixings.
* Plus experience in the development of Supplier metrics and problem resolution between supplier and plants, suppliers and engineering personnel, and between facilities.
* And experience in using Supplier Issue Investigation tools such as Root Cause Analysis, PFMEA, 5 WHYS, FISHBONE / 6M, ECA / ICA / PCA (STOP / FIX).
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