Reporting to: Purchasing Manager
The role: We are looking for a motivated and detail‑driven Trainee Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate, apprentice, or early‑career professional looking to develop a long‑term career in supplier quality within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the monitoring and improvement of supplier quality performance (e.g. PPM, defect trends, corrective actions).
- Assist with supplier onboarding, approval, and ongoing assessment activities.
- Help investigate supplier quality issues and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Assist with supplier audits (remote and onsite) and follow‑up actions.
- Review supplier quality documentation such as inspection reports, certificates, and PPAP submissions.
- Maintain accurate supplier quality records in line with company procedures and quality management systems.
- Work closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to resolve incoming quality issues.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain.
The Candidate
- Support the monitoring and improvement of supplier quality performance (e.g. PPM, defect trends, corrective actions)
- Assist with supplier onboarding, approval, and ongoing assessment activities.
- Help investigate supplier quality issues and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Assist with supplier audits (remote and onsite) and follow‑up actions.
- Review supplier quality documentation such as inspection reports, certificates, and PPAP submissions.
- Maintain accurate supplier quality records in line with company procedures and quality management systems.
- Work closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to resolve incoming quality issues.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain.
Hours
Monday to Thursday: 07.00 – 16.00
Friday: 07.00 – 12.00
