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Role: Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Warwick

Duration: Rolling 6 month contract

Rate: £35 p/hr PAYE

Rullion are working alongside a leading manufacturer of Aeroderivative Gas Turbines based in Warwick. Our client is in search for a contractor to come join their team on a rolling contract. This is a hybrid position with approx. 2 days a week on site along with Supplier visits across the UK and into Europe.

The Role

Perform supplier qualification, product/ process qualification & supplier development to provide a global, demand covering, quality assured and cost effective supply base for the components within a certain commodity.

Introduce, maintain and improve the Supplier Quality Management System, implement and track measures and activities to ensure the requested quality of the supplied components and services.

Responsibilities

Contain, manage and resolve Quality issues relating to supplier non conforming components.
Provides supplier quality performance data to ensure a meaningful supplier performance evaluation
Interact with Customer Facing businesses to investigate potential Product Non conformance
Lead supplier root cause investigations and corrective actions through Problem Resolution process.
Conduct improvement projects to Quality and Delivery performance improvement
Investigate and resolve manufacturing capability issues within the supply chain to ensure business continuity
Lead component validation following Product and Process Qualification process , manage risks
Identify and support Cost reduction opportunities through interaction with the Supply Chain/Strategy
Audit existing and potential suppliers to determine capability of manufacturing and ensure quality systems are in place. Develop supplier capability to meet current and future requirements
Lead and/or facilitate improvement projects to satisfy problems and improve performance of suppliers by applying appropriate LEAN / Quality improvement tools
Train and coach suppliers to improve aspects of their business performance
Lead Product validation through PPQ process
Shared responsibility:Participates in quality meetings with suppliers.
Drives reactive supplier quality improvements and escalates when needed according to SQM Policy
Collaborates in supplier development programs.
Actively contributes to continuous improvements within the areas of responsibility
SQM reporting support

Experience

Turbine Manufacturing experience - ideally knowledge of Blades and Vanes
Mechanical or Metallurgical Industrial experience
PPAP/PPQ/FAI knowledge
QMS & EHS (ISO and OHSAS or equivalent)
Lean &Six Sigma tools

If you would be interested in being considered for this position, please send across your CV today!

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