Supplier Development Quality Engineer

Hybrid working

Location- Crawley

Salary relevant to experience from GBP40k - GBP45k + Brilliant Benefits.

Brief

As a Supplier Development Quality Engineer the purpose of this role is to manage the quality of parts bought by the organisation for use in linac machines and installations. The organisation will source electrical and mechanical parts from suppliers globally, you will work with them to ensure the quality meets their standards throughout the product life-cycle. This will mean working with engineers: at suppliers; in the field; in factories & at their design centre. You'll need to quickly understand technical engineering problems & work with others to implement robust solutions.

What the role entails for a SDQ Engineer:

Problem Management:

Management of supplied material quality issues raised by the factory/installation/supplier and customers through NCR and CLM processes.Working with suppliers to ensure quality problems are effectively contained and root cause analysis conducted using appropriate problem-solving tools, including 8D, 5-Whys, Fishbone and DOE.Ensure effective CAPA is implemented to prevent reoccurrence, including horizontal deployment across other product lines. Change Control:

Plan conduct and fully document part approvals on new and changed parts to ensure compliance to the drawing specification in accordance with agreed process.Provide quality management and manufacturing engineering support to category strategy and sourcing board-initiated projects.Proactively drive quality into products through active participation in the engineering change process, bridging suppliers, engineering, and historical quality performance of parts to improve the quality of design.Raise demand management and engineering change requests & concessions where required. Supplier Quality Assurance:

Where appropriate, use core quality tools (APQP, FMEA, MSA and PPAP) to proactively build quality into supplied product quality.Use formal risk assessment tools to assess new manufacturing and supply chain processes and implement mitigation action plans as required to meet business objective and targets.Support the selection and implementation of new suppliers according to the sourcing process and maintain the integrity of the approved supplier list and supplier data in relevant systems.Ensure supplier approval, supplier management and compliance documentation are maintained so we always remain audit ready.Where required, conduct physical part inspections, process audits and document checks at onsite and offsite locations. What experience you need to be the successful applicant:

The role requires a working knowledge of ISO13485, 9001, 14001 and their application.Must have experience with core quality tool PPAP.Experienced in writing of audit reports, audit non-conformances and opportunities for improvement.Must have experience working in a manufacturing environment.Proven track record of working with external and internal suppliersThe ability to develop positive relationships with internal and external interfaces, including suppliers, R&D,Able to develop proactive quality plans with suppliers and promote a zero-defect culture that reduces the need for upstream inspection and testing activities.Competence in the best practice tools, processes, and initiatives, including lean, six sigma, value stream mapping, value engineering, DFM, DFA, PFMEA, process validation and technical/manufacturing capabilities. Address, efficiency, and output gapsAble to provide manufacturing engineering expertise, supplier development and quality resource to support procurement cost down initiatives. This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Supplier Development Quality Engineer If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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