Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer - Contract

Placed: 28/11/17
Region: United Kingdom
Category: Jobs


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Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer - Contract

Want to work for one of the most prestigious brands in Motorsport? Work within a one-of-a-kind Research and Development centre of excellence? Be responsible for developing the next generation of sports performance cars?

Reporting to the SQA Senior Engineer & SQA Manager, the SQA Engineer is responsible for all aspects of new product introduction and maintaining a stable quality level for supplied parts.

Key responsibilities -

+ Responsible for Purchased New Part Product Quality & Capacity for a specific area of the vehicle.

+ Drive the assigned Suppliers to ensure components achieve/exceed the required quality level specified.

+ Provide Concern investigation (8D) and resolution for Series production.

+ Conduct New Product introduction & Process verification audits

+ Drive the development of supplier processes at supplier locations.

+ Support production preparation using the Supplier Capacity Verification process to ensure smooth production ramp-up and maintain stability in series production.

+ Manage and control up front quality planning within the supply base through effective APQP deployment and monitoring.

Skills and knowledge required -

+ Engineering/Automotive Degree or similar

+ Experience of Automotive Quality/Manufacturing in OEM or tier one, including some new model and series experience in a QA related position

+ Understand and have experience approving parts using PPAP

+ Experienced in project management reporting within an APQP or similar framework

+ Experience of building close working relationships internally and with suppliers

+ Experience of using problem solving techniques in a production environment (e.g. 8D, 5 Why)

+ Understanding of lean techniques to support problem solving.

+ Previous Catia V5 experience and working knowledge of GD&T

Price / Salary: £30 - £40/hour