Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Plymouth, United Kingdom - The Barden Corporation

The Barden Corporation

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Location:
Plymouth

Salary:
From £40,000 per year

Job type:
Full Time (Monday to Friday)

The Barden Corporation is recognised as a world leader in the design and manufacture of super precision ball bearings. Barden bearings are produced using advanced technology to the highest standards.

Our bearings are used in virtually every sector of industry where there is a need to meet critical tolerances, high speeds and reliable performance under the most demanding operating conditions.

The role:

The Supplier Quality Engineer will be at the front end of Barden's Quality function ensuring that parts and raw material being delivered to the company meet the requirements set to them.

Key elements of this role will be continuous improvement of suppliers, taking a proactive approach and establish investigations/studies based on incoming inspection data collected.

Working with suppliers to ensure effective communication of Barden's Quality requirements and working with them to ensure what they can deliver is fit for purpose.

To carry out both on site and remote audits of supplier's sites both in the UK and abroad to ensure the quality of the work they are doing and drive improvement.

Management of concern investigations at suppliers, working through the 8D process with the to ensure effective concern resolution and countermeasure development.

In addition, where required the Supplier Quality engineer may be asked to carry out some internal Quality Engineering support within Barden, ensuring the product and manufacturing processes meet with the company's quality standards.

This may include monitoring the quality systems implementation on the shop flow, driving continuous improvement throughout the process, handling and managing non-conforming material and driving down scrap levels in process.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Travel to suppliers both in the UK and internationally where required
Oversee the incoming inspection of parts delivered to the company, defining the inspection level to be completed and reacting to any nonconformances identified
Completion of supplier audits both on site and remote to ISO9001 and AS9100 standards
Manage nonconforming product from suppliers ensuring effective implementation of corrective methods using 8D methodology. To drive and lead 8D analysis
Working with suppliers to ensure Quality levels are met by building a relationship with them through continuous improvement activities and ensuring flow down and understanding of the quality requirements
Coaching of suppliers to ensure that APQP and PPAP requirements and documentation are achieved
Develop and report supplier quality metrics
Actively identify and lead Quality improvement projects; ensuring completion in a timely manner
Work as an integral part of the Quality Engineering team to ensure that all audits are completed in line with their planned schedule
Work with the Quality Team promoting the Quality Strategy and practical implementation throughout the organisation
Where required to engage with the internal shop floor production and actively identify, establish and drive continuous improvement throughout the organisation, responding to the quality and failures identified

Knowledge:

Experience of Quality Engineering within an Engineering or Manufacturing Environment
Formal training and comprehensive understanding of quality management systems ISO9001, AS9100, AS9120
Ability to interpret Engineering drawings, technical specifications with a demonstrable understanding of Geometric Tolerances
Strong and demonstratable experience in 8D, 5Why investigations and continuous improvement activities
Demonstrable involvement in the use and a comprehensive understanding of quality improvement tools including Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), 5Ys and 8Ds
Experience of Supplier Auditing to ISO9001 or AS9100 standard. Formal Auditor training preferred
Knowledge/Experience of Project management techniques

Qualifications & Skills:

Audit qualification against ISO9001 or AS910.
Six Sigma Certification
Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) are required, with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Ability to work under pressure & remain focused
Able to develop strong effective relationships both internally with our people and externally with suppliers

Benefits: