Supplier Quality Specialist
Birmingham (City and Borough of Birmingham) Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering
Job description
· Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
· Job type
Contract
· Industry
Aerospace
· External Reference
SQS
· Category
Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive - Aeronautical & Space Engineering
Position Responsibilities:
· Plans and conducts audits and assessments of supplier systems, processes and products to determine compliance with technical and contractual requirements
· Conducts special process investigations in support of rejected product, notification of escapements, notices of failure.
· Documents and reports audit and assessment results
· Inspects or verifies products for compliance with requirements of various technologies and commodities
· Performs conformity inspections
· Ensures supplier notifications of quality escapes are processed as required; evaluate supplier Root Cause Analysis and proposed corrective action plans, review and support of improvement activities.
· Assists with assessments of supplier capability and capacity to perform current or potential future work
· Provides supplier education and coaching on quality systems, regulatory compliance issues and company initiatives to develop and improve supplier performance and productivity
· Monitors quality improvement initiatives at supplier; develops training materials and other resources to support improvements in supplier performance and productivity
· Supports in the selection of new suppliers or additional approved processes.
· Work with mentoring team members on SP education with regard to succession plan.
· Supports the team with technical aspects of special processes at assigned suppliers.
· Supports regulatory agency audits (FAA)
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
· Prior audit and quality assessments experience in the aerospace industry
· Working or have worked at a company or government agency providing parts or services to the aerospace industry
· Working comprehension of the requirements of AS9100 and AS9102
· Working knowledge of D1-4426 and NADCAP
· Possess knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action methodologies
· Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of an organization
· Ability and the technical skills to lead and perform source inspections on various types of hardware and assemblies.
· Fluent in English in spoken and written.
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