Supply Chain Quality Engineer - 38 per hour inside ir35 - 6 months (extension highly likely) - Hertfordshire or Greater Manchester - hybrid working ( 1 - 2 days on site) - Sector: Defence & Aerospace

Yolk Recruitment are recruiting for a Supply Chain Quality Engineer to work with one of the world's leading aerospace and defence companies.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Product Assurance / Supply Quality Engineer to join the Quality Supply Chain team in support of non-conformance management and audit of the aerospace production supply chain.

Responsibilities:

Handle major equipment supplier Product Non-Conformance. Facilitate implementation of the non-conformance defect investigation process with the supplier to ensure that adequate and appropriate corrective actions are implemented.

Provide supplier Non-Conformance data analysis and summary reports. Identification of improvements with respect to the supplier non-conformance management process and its implementation within SAP.

Conduct Quality audits/assessments in line with the surveillance plan and against the Suppliers contracted Quality requirements, reviewing the Supplier's corrective action progress, conducting product acceptance, with the aim of reducing project risk.

• Opportunity to join a vibrant quality organisation and further develop as a quality professional
• Gain knowledge of deploying the latest quality tools and techniques
• Opportunity to identify process improvements to aid on time and on quality delivery of products during the product lifecycle
• Management of quality assurance activities associated with an international supply base

Core Skills:

Experience of quality management systems, techniques and processes particularly during industrialisation and manufacturing phases.

• Experience of working within quality supply chain environment and able to operate effectively as part of the team.
• Auditing experience covering product and or quality system audits
• Knowledge of external standards, such as EN9100
• Experienced in Quality Tools & Techniques (8D, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Kaizen, PFMEA, PPAP & APQP).
• Qualified as a minimum to HND or HNC level

Desirable Skills:

• Hold a current SC security clearance.
• Previous experience in the defence, aerospace, or automotive sector
• Knowledge of non-conformance management process and SAP business tools