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Introduction:

JOB CATEGORY: QUALITY Our client offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for motivated and talented people to join a team of like-minded, highly skilled colleagues who want to grow and succeed with the company. Our client's business locations in the United States and four UK-based businesses employ across a broad range of functions including engineering and process, manufacturing, product management, supply chain and customer services, quality assurance, continuous improvement, compliance and finance.

Responsibilities:

• Champion and co-ordinate problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non-conformance.
• On a day-to-day basis work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply.
• Work with Supply Chain in conducting periodic Risk Management Reviews and agreeing action plans in addressing the risks represented.
• Additionally with Supply Chain, implement periodic supplier performance review on key suppliers and assist with managing improvement projects.
• Creation of a supplier audit schedule in support of the above activities and coordinating/performing supplier audits for both existing and potential new suppliers.
• Manage the evaluation and qualification of new suppliers & materials, ie, closure of audit actions and co-ordination of FAIRs. (First Article Inspection Reports).
• Prepare; supplier audit reports, 8D type investigations and slides presentations summarising activities for management.
• Promoting improvements in COST of Quality and supporting cost reduction projects.
• Provide inputs in the Design & Development phase with regards to supplier selection.
• Working with the wider Quality & Supply Chain functions to develop and continually improve the business systems/processes and tools used in the evaluation of suppliers through to effective demonstration of root cause analysis.
• Support sites during sourcing, resourcing and new product introduction process

 

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
• Proven experience in a quality role within Aerospace or Medical.
• Extensive experience of leading supplier quality audits to; ISO9001, AS9100.
• Qualified to either ISO/AS level Lead Auditor.
• Proven track record of implementing improvements using structured problem solving techniques; 8D, Lean, 5 Why’s, Pareto Analysis, Six Sigma, DFMEA, PFEMA, PPAP, etc.
• Direct involvement with supplier issues management from initiation to closure.
• Willingness to travel will be an essential part of the role.
• Sound knowledge of manufacturing and quality management systems ISO 9001 and AS9100
• Sufficiently knowledgeable in component compliance regulations to manage this within the supply base.

 

COMPETENCIES

·         Drive & Determination

·         Communication Skills

·         Teamwork

·         Quality and Accuracy

·         Problem solving

·         Customer Focus

• Safety, Quality, Compliance
• Performance management