Quality Assurance Engineer Supply Chain

Position Available: Quality Assurance Engineer (Supply Chain)Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid) & dynamic working hoursSalary: Up to £52,000 + Paid Overtime & Company Bonus & Very Good Pension PackageExperience needed: Experience in supply chain quality assurance within a complex engineering/manufacturing environment. Good knowledge of non-conformance, auditing, gate reviews and risk mitigation is very important. Experience with APQP or PPAP is a big plus.About the roleWe are a leading defence company who are at the forefront of innovation in the industry and your work will have a direct impact on the safety and security of the UK & our allies. We currently have a vacancy available in our Quality Supply Chain team for someone to handle major equipment non-conformance. The role will involve:

• Facilitate implementation of the non-conformance defect investigation process with the supplier to ensure that appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
• Provide supplier Non-Conformance data analysis and summary reports. Identification of improvements with respect to the supplier non-conformance management process and its implementation within SAP.
• Working closely with our internal customers to identify candidate suppliers for surveillance planning activities, and the schedule of activities to be performed.
• Conduct Quality audits aligned with surveillance plans, assessing suppliers against contracted Quality requirements and monitoring corrective action progress to mitigate project risk.

Due to the complexity of the work in our business, we can only consider candidates coming from a similar industry as defence e.g., automotive, aerospace, robotics, aviation, electronics manufacturing and other complex forms of manufacturing.What we need from you:

• Experience of working in quality assurance of supply chain management within a complex engineering/manufacturing environment
• Practical knowledge of non-conformance management process
• Auditing experience covering product and or quality system audits
• Experience using risk management and practical problem-solving tools e.g., 8D, 5Y, PFMEA
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage stakeholders at all levels within a business
• Experience with process-based integrated management systems e.g. SAP
• Good knowledge of key external standards, such as EN9100 and ensure it is maintained
• Ideally qualified as a minimum to HND or HNC with experience within Engineering or Quality Assurance

If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!