Job Description
Posted Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 01:00
Corin is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) to ensure that the quality of the products or services provided by the supplier is consistent with the agreed-upon requirements. This includes establishing quality standards for raw materials, conducting supplier audits, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance. This is a site-based role in Cirencester, Gloucestershire (easily commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Stroud) as you will be working cross functionally across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering.
The key responsibilities of the Supplier Quality Engineer are to:
1. Work in a team environment with suppliers to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, and reduction in variation and waste to provide continuous improvements to meet customer requirements.
2. Collect root cause analysis and provide corrective feedback to minimize potential for disruption to production due to supply issues.
3. Maintain & progress supplier non-conformances/records via Electronic Quality Management System.
4. Manage the customer specific requirements and offer technical support to suppliers.
5. Ensure that the products produced meet quality standards required minimizing quality costs and maximizing customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to.
6. Introduce initiatives based on general supplier development/improvement.
7. Maintain the robustness of product following new product introductions to ensure continuity and improvement in supplier capability.
8. Work on multiple phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of high complexity, with results impacting on project completion.
9. Work with suppliers to ensure supplied parts and materials meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
10. Conduct regular Quality Review Meetings with key suppliers and provide report to Senior Management when required.
11. Develop, document, and maintain a supplier rating system and report to both suppliers and Senior Management.
12. Conduct Supplier reviews/audits to ensure the supplier processes meet our requirements.
13. Adhere to Quality Management System (QMS) requirements in line with Corin’s ISO13485 QMS & Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) FDA21 CFR Part 820.
14. Ensure that process & timeline requirements for Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA) are met in accordance with Corin’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and in support of Corin’s Global Objectives for CAPA.
The ideal Supplier Quality Engineer will have:
1. Experience in Supplier Quality Engineering within a Mechanical Engineering environment, preferably in the Medical Device sector.
2. The ability to read engineering drawings.
3. Good problem-solving skills.
4. Experience of supplier quality development.
5. Excellent communication skills.
6. Driving Licence.
Corin is a growing global orthopaedic innovation business, with a vision to revolutionize the field, by integrating advanced robotic and AI technologies (Apollo, OMNIBotics and OPS) for planning, implementation, and continuous learning with its unique combination of clinically proven hip and knee implants.
Since its inception nearly 40 years ago, Corin has strived to maximize healthcare value by providing a fast, positive, and assured return to the quality of life for people all over the world. Our revolutionary technologies enable patients, surgeons, and healthcare providers to connect more closely than ever.
If you want to be part of our journey, join us as “Our people and products change people’s lives, connect your career ambition to our vision.”
Our benefits, what’s in it for you:
1. A competitive salary and a discretionary annual bonus.
2. Pension starts at 6% rising to 9.7% after 18 months if you contribute 4%.
3. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
4. Life assurance – Six times your basic salary.
5. Private medical insurance with BUPA for you and your family.
6. Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations.
7. Employee referral program where you can earn up to £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend.
Corin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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