
Supplier Quality Assurance Professional
- Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
- £37.14 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Managing and taking responsibility for a portfolio of suppliers and all quality-related activities including FAIs without daily supervision
- Identifying any adverse trends, recommending, and initiating corrective actions with suppliers to ensure effective closure
- Understanding and deploying quality process improvement techniques to ensure that continuous improvement is maintained within the Supply Chain
- Mentoring a small team of Quality professionals as and when required, and support other members of the overall Quality Team
- Maintaining compliance to Business Unit's local Quality Business Management System and Project Quality Plans
- The promotion of the value of Quality throughout the Business and Supply Chain
- May have international or domestic travel dependant on supplier portfolio and business need
- Support activities relating to "Quality Certification", contractual and Regulatory requirements ; Support the Business in Quality associated matters associated with product or process.
- Support / carry out activities associated with "Quality planning", "Risk assessment" and "Risk / analysis activities
- Lead engagement with suppliers on Non-conformance activities
- Discharge Quality processes associated with the scope of the Quality discipline / "project" ensuring the Business remains compliant to the local Business Quality Management System.
- Input Quality data into relevant toolsets / documents / records and manage as required ; Define, maintain and report on Quality Measures
- Promoting a positive Quality culture encouraging a predict and preventive rather than reactive and corrective approach to all Quality matters
- Support the "Quality Review" process through facilitation or data provision
- Support / Carry out "Continual improvement" initiatives and activities
- Support / facilitate / Lead local Quality Audits, Quality investigations and Human Factors investigations
- Quality Standards e.g. ISO 9001/ EN9100, and FAI AS9102
- Previous experience in a Supplier Assurance Quality role, including supplier audit and improvement planning within the supply chain
- A good working knowledge of Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma/ Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
- Data Analytics and business reporting
- Desirable - working knowledge of welding / machining or casting but not essential
- Risk Management
- To a level expected of grade / responsibilities and aligned to "Quality Developing You" Framework
- Leadership, Communication; Creative thinking; Dependability; Listening; Teamwork; Time management; Problem-solving; Critical thinking; Conflict resolution; Influencing; Interpret information
- Microsoft office; Interpreting data; Troubleshooting; Project management; Data Analysis; Diagnostics; Content creation; Presentation skills; Technical writing; Auditing; Data presentation; Systems administration; Action management; stakeholder management
- Literacy / Numeracy Level 2 or GCSE Maths / English (Expected)
- Apprenticeship (Preferred) § HNC, HND or degree (Preferred) or
- Experience in a role that has responsibilities likely to include:
- Process adherence, monitoring / management of KPIs / Audits or assessments / adhering to government or contractual standards / performance management