Supplier Quality Engineer

1 month ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Rubicon Consulting Full time

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Supplier Quality Engineer on a 12-month Contract, based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Manage all Supplier Quality activities at multiple sites in GA Europe to drive supplier qualification, process control, continuous improvement, and issue resolution activities.
- Establish a structured approach to identify and improve quality assurance gaps as related to GA/ GS Quality processes and procedures.
- Drive continuous improvement activities at Suppliers to include product quality, cycle, and delivery performance through use of standard metrics, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and SPC methodology.
- Drive supplier and sub-supplier performance to include identifying and driving supplier process improvements, root cause analysis, and corrective action/ preventive action.
- Work closely with internal client stakeholders such as Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering as well as with external stakeholders to eliminate roadblocks and communication barriers that may affect quality and delivery requirements.
- Assume leadership role within GA Site team when it comes to improving overall supplier quality and driving initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
- Establish and drive key GA Supplier Quality initiatives across the supply base to include Supplier KPIs and initiatives such as Cost of Failure & Supplier Recovery, FPY, RTY, DPPM, GB/ BB projects, and RCA/CA/ 8D activities.
- Establish and drive Supplier quality review rigor across supply base to include active participation from GA Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Quality teams.
- Support sourcing quality initiatives at sites as needed.
- Support productivity initiatives including cost savings projects based on input from Sourcing and Engineering stakeholders.
- Ensure quality consistency and reduce variation in processes through First Piece Qualification, pilot lot approvals (when required) and with ongoing serial production and Production Part Approval Process ( PPAP) and verification of supplier documentation
- Develop and lead critical supplier quality updates to senior leadership on all supplier metrics, RCA, and NPI programs.
- Coordinate initiation and resolution of Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs), material substitutions and quality control reviews on non-conformances at supplier facility.
Fluent in English
* Strong background in interpretation of Engineering drawings/specifications, metrology, and manufacturing process planning/evaluation.
* Extensive background in applicable quality and lean tools/techniques to include: pFMEA, DFM , MPP, QCP, RCA/Apollo/8D, PPAP, PFD, Gage R&R, VSM, SPC, Poke Yoke, and Kaizen
* Commodity experience related to the following: aluminium castings, machining, harnesses, sheet metal, PCBA, electronic components
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite ( Excel spreadsheet development and analysis , Powerpoint for presentations etc)
* Minimum 5+ years Sourcing, Quality, Engineering, or Manufacturing experience.
working knowledge and regular usage of data analysis tools with hands on experience with data analysis tools such as Minitab
* Tooling, NDT, FVT/ICT Testing, Brazing, and Soldering.
* Demonstrated technical aptitude and passion for quality
* Lean mindset and agile approach.
* Highly motivated and able to manage multiple projects at once.
* Proficiency with Minitab or similar software package
* Ability to travel 20-30% ( local and International)
* IPC certification and J-STD-001 Training



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