Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer | Site Based
Location: Ipswich, Felixstowe, Woodbridge Area
Salary: £40,000 per annum
The Opportunity
An established manufacturing organisation is seeking a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer to strengthen its supply chain quality function within a production manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on role focused on supplier performance, compliance, and continuous improvement, working closely with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
🔹 Lead supplier quality assurance activities across the supply chain
🔹 Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and ongoing performance reviews
🔹 Ensure supplier compliance with ISO 13485 and internal quality standards
🔹 Investigate supplier quality issues, driving corrective and preventive actions to closure
🔹 Partner with suppliers to drive performance improvements, escalating to supplier replacement when standards are not achieved.
🔹 Conduct supplier audits and site visits across the UK
🔹 Track, report, and improve supplier quality KPIs
🔹 Identify trends and deliver continuous improvement initiatives
🔹 Collaborate closely with supply chain, manufacturing, and operations teams
Candidate Profile
🔹 Proven experience in Supplier Quality Assurance or Supply Quality Engineering
🔹 Background within production or manufacturing environments
🔹 Experience in regulated industries, with medical devices strongly preferred
🔹 Strong working knowledge of ISO 13485
🔹 Experience with supplier onboarding and development
🔹 Confident managing non-conformances, root cause analysis, and issue resolution
🔹 Comfortable reporting against and improving supplier KPIs
🔹 Willing and able to travel across the UK