Supplier Quality Engineer
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Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Job Type: Permanent
Date Listed: 13 Aug 2025
Reference: 7081
Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Coventry
Permanent
Salary: £45 - £55K + Company Bonus + Benefits
Working Hours: 39 hours per week (core hours 9am–3pm with flexibility either side)
Working location: 5 days a week on site (no hybrid working)
About the Role
Join a forward-thinking manufacturing business where attitude is valued as much as experience. We're looking for an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to support quality processes, acting as a lead interface for both internal and external teams including customers and suppliers.
Supplier Quality Engineer Responsibilities:
- Lead supplier performance improvement initiatives and internally on supplier management and associated processes
- Roll-out and support the implementation of the Zero-Defect program to key suppliers to reduce defective parts per million
- Execute the Supplier audit plan in line with the Working Assessment of Supplier Performance
- Drive root cause and corrective actions using problem resolution methodologies such as 8Ds
- Review First Article Inspection Reports to AS 9102
- Work closely with other departments to ensure suppliers compliance
- Govern key business metrics that demonstrates compliance to AS 9100 and customer requirements
- To ensure prompt corrective and preventative action against nonconforming product and external audit actions
- Ability to analyse nonconforming data and make recommendations for supplier/process improvements
- Ability to work with the suppliers to manage the Source Transfer programme.
- To support account reviews with the relevant buyer
The skills and experience we are looking for:
- Experience working as a Supplier Quality Engineer
- Strong Quality background within Aerospace and a working knowledge of AS 9100 and AS 9102 is highly desirable.
- Proficient in APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, Root Cause analysis.
- Demonstratable experience with supplier audits and development
- Understanding of Calibration systems.
- SAP or similar MRP system experience
- Driving licence is essential and must be willing to travel.
If you are interested in this Supplier Quality Engineer role, then apply today for consideration.