Reporting to the QA Manager, as the Supplier Quality Engineer, you will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

Supplier Evaluation and Selection:

• Owning the UK Approved Supplier List – evaluations, re-evaluations, update of records.
• Evaluating potential suppliers based on quality, reliability and performance criteria.
• Collaborating with the procurement team to propose, assess and select suppliers that meet the company's quality standards and requirements.

Supplier NCR/SCAR/SIR:

• Owning the process for Supplier NCR management/focal point for supplier quality issues.
• NC Investigation, root cause analysis, reporting.
• Analysing data and looking for trends/areas of focus/savings/improvements.

Supplier Performance Monitoring and Auditing:

• Monitoring supplier quality performance metrics and KPIs to identify areas for improvement.
• Working closely with suppliers to address quality issues and to implement corrective actions.
• Leading, coordinating and executing the supplier audit program for the UK.

Quality Control and Inspection:

• Expediting as directed by supply chain management.
• Coordinating with suppliers to establish critical release dates and inspection release.
• Conducting regular inspections and quality checks to ensure compliance with specifications and standards/quality of documentation.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Collaborating with Cross-Functional Teams, including Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations and Quality Assurance, to address and resolve supplier product or service quality issues.
• Providing technical support and guidance to Internal Teams on supplier quality matters.

Continuous Improvement Initiatives:

• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and cost savings within the supply chain.
• Collaborating with suppliers to implement continuous improvement initiatives and best practices.

General:

• Participating in HSE initiatives.
• Good housekeeping.
• Actively participating in audits and audit-related activities.
• Special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Knowledge of manufacturing within the oil and gas industry including relevant product knowledge.
• Educated to HNC/HND level in relevant subject area (e.g. engineering) would be preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (e.g. word).
• Experience of ISO9001, API Q1, API 5CT, ISO 45001, ISO 14001.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Formal Auditing qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of an ERP system, ideally Microsoft D365.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Knowledge of supply chain processes and supplier management.
• Experience of non-conformity and incident investigation/root cause analysis.

Desirable:

• Experience/knowledge of NDT techniques and processes.
• Manufacturing/Fabrication/Machining knowledge/experience.
• Knowledge and experience of Quality Management Systems, ERP systems.
• In depth knowledge/interpretation of International Codes and Standards.
• Data analysis and reporting techniques including visualisation and presentation of data.

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