Description
Roc Search client based in Wiltshire is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer for a 6 month contract. You will be accountable for the management and planning of the SQA activities to mitigate quality risk within the supply chain and to act as a 'change agent' both within the client and supplier facilities.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the business in achieving the required quality to ensure that product is delivered on-time, to the correct quality and cost. Manage the supply chain quality level of key identified products.
* Be a key element in shaping and implementing new processes to manage the Supplier Quality function.
* Preparing, performing and documenting supplier audits in compliance with internal defined process.
* Obtain objective evidence in support of the above activity ie C of C's, test results, inspection reports, QA documentation. Validate and verify manufacturing instructions. Review and ensure that all requirements are/have been cascaded into the supplier's sub-contractors and visit suppliers to validate.
* Corrective Action Report (CAR)/Preventive Action Report (PAR) follow up and review ie verify and validate the CAR/preventive actions within the supply base if applicable.
* To support the business in preventing and using unauthorised changes. Review quality plans and ensure that they are correctly implemented, up-dated as required. Review lessons learnt, follow up and monitor continuous improvement activities.
* Support strategic supplier quality improvement/development plans.
* Perform supplier certification and assessment audits.
* Facilitate First Article Inspections (FAI) on the portfolio of products/commodities managed.
* Manage PPAPs (production part approval process).
* Support the New Product Development and Introduction process to integrate suppliers intrinsically with the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities.
* Working together with Buyers/Commodity managers on Quality Assurance Agreements.
Key Skills
* Practical Engineering background.
* Ability to read engineering drawings and interpret product test specifications.
* Previous experience as Quality Engineer/Strategic Sourcing Engineer or Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer with a broad ranging manufacturing process and sound quality system knowledge.
* Particular experience in architectural glass, aluminium extrusion and electro-mechanical control systems.
* Deep knowledge of NPI processes from innovation and design phase through to serial production using APQP methodology would be considered a distinct advantage.