Supplier Quality Assurance

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom Wabtec Corporation Full time

Who will you be working with?

As the world’s foremost rail technology company, we will lead the way in creating a more sustainable freight and passenger transportation network. Our values are based on safety, innovation for customers, operational excellence, and teamwork.

Role: Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (Field Based)

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Must be based in the South East/West of the UK

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 17:00pm, and Friday 08:00am to 12:30pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time,

How will you make a difference?

Are you a Quality Inspector or Technician looking to advance your career? We have an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer As a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our suppliers' products. You will work with a diverse range of suppliers, assess their performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. If you have experience as a Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, and a passion for enhancing quality standards, we want to hear from you.

What will your typical day look like?

  • Develop and implement a supplier audit system and schedules.
  • Evaluate and assess the existing supply base.
  • Approve and onboard new suppliers, ensuring they meet our quality standards.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to identify and address issues, considering time, process, materials, and cost.
  • Play an active role in resolving manufacturing and quality-related issues with suppliers and sub-contractors.
  • Work with suppliers and internal teams to identify the root causes of quality issues.
  • Attend reviews related to quality concerns and implement necessary corrective actions.
  • Measure and track supplier performance and initiate improvement plans.
  • Compile essential supplier documentation for final customer FAIs.

Are you an individual with the following?

  • Happy to be field based, traveling to suppliers, using your vehicle car.
  • Previous experience in a Quality Inspector or Quality Technician role.
  • Proven track record in managing and improving supplier relationships.
  • Familiarity with industry and quality improvement tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.



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