ROXUK00172 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Roxel is an Anglo-French Company that designs, develops and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France and it has an annual turnover of about £250M and nearly 1000 staff, with 300 in the UK.

The UK operations are entirely based at Summerfield, Kidderminster where we now have a requirement for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Quality Manager, this role is responsible for supporting Roxel’s supplier performance and capability. This role ensures suppliers meet operational, quality, and commercial standards and supports the identification, assessment, and onboarding of suppliers aligned with Roxel’s strategic objectives.

The role will require involvement with key stakeholders in the Operational, Procurement and Quality areas as well as the Supply Chain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support Material Review Board with internal Functions to ensure all non-conforming reports are completed fully and accurately for the supplier
• Drive Supplier Corrective Actions / 8D Reports through to closure.
• Ensure effectiveness of the Supplier Corrective Actions / 8D Reports.
• Develop Product Control Plans in line with our Quality Requirements (PQS)
• Support Supplier First Article Inspection process and ensure all procured products are covered under EN9102.
• Complete the ‘Supplier Liability’ NCR’s with the agreed disposition and action as required.
• Carry out External Supplier Evaluation for Production Product Verification (PPV).
• Protect customers from non-quality, by ensuring that products and practices comply with regulations, customer requirements and Roxel standards and promoting a culture of prevention and anticipation
• Drive continuous improvement, by capitalizing on factual data and feedback and providing the necessary support for all company functions
• Manage Action Trackers to ensure issues are closed through the PPV / Product Buy Off Phase.
• Take responsibility for Procurement / Product Support (Supplier Technical Issues).
• Manage filing system of supplier information in line with Quality System requirements.
• Generate supplier quality performance reports and actions to reduce PPM measure.
• Deputise for the Supplier Quality Manager supplier-related topics as required (holiday periods etc).
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams / projects to drive improvement workstreams with all the suppliers in order to reduce defects.
• Support Supplier Development to ensure focus and resources are applied to key suppliers to drive performance improvements.
• Carry out Supplier Full / Process and Product Audits against Audit Plan, ensuring any non-conformities / improvements are actioned and closed in a timely manner.

Experience and Background

Qualification:

Essential Qualifications
o Degree, or equivalent, in relevant discipli.e, ideally scientific or engineering

Desirable Qualifications
o AS/EN9100 Auditor (lead or otherwise)

Experience:

Essential Experience
o 3+ years industry experience
o Significant proven experience in a Quality role within a Manufacturing and/or Engineering organisation.
o FAIR generation and collation.
o Be proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings. (GD&T).
o Able to demonstrate extensive experience with manual inspection and measuring equipment.
o Experience of using Root Cause Analysis Tools (8Ds, 5 Whys etc).
o Auditing: Internal / External

Desirable Experience
o Def Stan/AQAP knowledge preferred
o Knowledge of Quality Processes (PPAP, APQP, Six Sigma) is advantageous.
o Experience of working within an AS/ENS9100 Aerospace Quality System.
o Experience with Lean initiatives would also be beneficial.

Person Specification:
• Identifie and proactively address arising problems or issues
• Support managers in delivering customer requirements
• Excellent communication skills
• Adapt communication style depending on person, message and environment
• Open and support team to achieve its goals
• Offer help, information and support to wider business
• Ask for help and support when needed
• Continuous Improvement mindset
• Ability to coach and mentor others

How to apply

Please follow the application process below to send us your CV and motivation letter.

Please specify your salary expectations as part of your application.

Please note: Obtaining a Security Clearance is a requirement of employment at Roxel UK. Please check guidelines by looking on the below link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels

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