Our client is looking for an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to on a temporary basis initially until the end of the year. This is an almost fully remote role, however there will be a requirement on occasions to visit the Darlington plant.You will be required to utilise strong quality and technical skills to develop suppliers and products that can meet customer requirements; The role requires strong partnerships with the external supply base, with supply chain teams and with engineering to achieve results.
The Key Responsibilities are as follows;* Build strong relationships with all critical partners to improve quality and business outcomes, including: external suppliers, external customers, and internal customers and stakeholders, such as Purchasing, Manufacturing and Engineering.* Support the cross-functional supplier selection process for any given component.* Collaborates with external suppliers to validate that the manufacturing process is designed in a manner that enables conformance to the engineering print, engineering standards and customer specific requirements* Apply industry common Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) tools, and the clients speciality tools to develop zero defect components within the external supply base.* Embrace continuous improvement in the external supply base by contributing to product and process focused projects that utilise industry proven methodologies, such as lean a...