Supplier Development Engineer

Supplier Development Engineer

Peterlee SR8 (working full time onsite, unless visiting suppliers)

Initial 24 month contract - likely to extend for the right person

36.5 hours a week; Mon - Thurs 8am-16.30, Fri 8am-12.30 lunchtime finish!

Up to £31.51 PAYE hourly rate plus holiday and pension contribution OR Umbrella hourly rates up to £42.77 - depending on experience

Our client is a worldwide manufacturer of construction and mining products. They’re looking for a Supplier Development Engineer who has Fabrications and Welding experience, on an initial 24 month contract basis which is likely to extend for the right person. You’ll assess supplier quality and ensure that all the products are free from defects and are following manufacturing specifications and legal standards.

What will the Supplier Development Engineer do?

• A diverse SDE role for the Fabrication and Tubes category, for suppliers across Europe
• Responsible for supplier quality, technical performance, delivery metrics, and issue resolution
• Full ownership of assigned suppliers, ensuring production continuity and quality standards
• Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates
• Research potential vendors, assess their manufacturing environment, practices and procedures; Conduct supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with policies/standards
• Support suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans
• Some travel required: up to 30% Mainly UK supplier visits. Occasional travel to Europe.

What skills and experience does the Supplier Development Engineer need?

• 5 years’ experience working with suppliers. You’ll have high technical knowledge in manufacturing & quality systems + Fabrications (e.g. Metals, welding, painting, assembly, machining)
• Welding understanding and how it works is key. Desirable: machining and painting processes and technical standards experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills dealing with both internal and external partners
• Attention to detail, route cause analysis expertise, problem solving and process improvement
• Knowledge and understanding of Quality Management & Metrics: supplier audits, PPAP, APQP, PPM, Engineering specifications, Supplier quality tools
• Corrective Action Management experience: Gap identification, Root cause analysis, Corrective action implementation
• Supplier Assessments & Audits: Conducting supplier audits, developing inspection processes, Establishing quality gates
• PC literate: used to using MS Office suite – you’ll be trained on our client’s software.

If you’re interested, please apply now with an up-to-date copy of your CV that clearly shows your relevant experience; suitably qualified candidates will be contacted immediately.

The above represents a summary of the contract assignment. A full description of this contract assignment is available. A full explanation of this rate and all deductions will be explained in a key information document (KID) supplied to registered candidates.