Supplier Quality Engineer
Redditch
About Us
Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.
Job Summary
To provide Supplier Quality and Quality Engineering support to the manufacturing operation and help drive a zero-defect culture throughout the plant and supply chain. Using quality tools plus internal and external audits to support Gardner Denver objectives and Quality Management System (IATF16949 / ISO9001) deployment.
Responsibilities
* Resolve non-conformance issues with supplied materials and follow up with suppliers for completion of corrective actions (Focus on machining suppliers).
* Supplier audits (specifically process audits)
* Supplier development.
* Initial sample inspection report management, including inspection and PPAP review and approval
* Day to day support of the manufacturing cells.
* Leading root cause analysis investigations including ownership of problem definition, implementation of containment and working with cross functional teams to ensure robust corrective actions.
* Providing feedback to manufacturing team (all levels from Operators to Senior Management team).
* Product and Process audits.
* Control Plan and PFMEA maintenance.
* Using data to define priorities.
* Own to resolution customer complaints.
* Internal and external audits to ISO9001 and / or IATF16949 requirements.
* Management of the Engineering Change process (ECN’s).
* Project work to lead or support Lean/continuous improvement activities.
Basic Qualifications
Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements
Fully site based with international travel 30%
Key Competencies
* ISO 9001 Internal Auditor
* IATF 16949 Internal Auditor
* Core Quality Engineer Skills
* Experience using SAP
* New product launch / Engineering management change
* Ability to understand engineering drawings
What we Offer
* 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
* 7% Employer Pension Contribution
* Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
* Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
* Cycle scheme (After probation period)
* Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment)
* 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
* Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
* Employee Assistance Program
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies