Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent.

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting and delivering the functional objective to continuously improve supply chain quality
• Working in conjunction with procurement, Quality and Programme teams to proactively identify and address supply chain quality issues and drive continuous improvement activities
• Continually reduce the number of defects during the manufacturing cycle at BAE Systems through improved supplied quality
• Support and execute risk-based annual audit plan, prepare, execute, measure and monitor and ensure timely closure of findings
• Improving supplier performance and Quality capability
• Oversee and approve FAIs
• Follow up any RCCA to ensure effectivity of preventative action

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential

• Proven experience in quality management within a manufacturing setting
• Familiarity with quality certification and regulatory standards, including EN 9100
• HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
• Effective stakeholder management and collaboration, with the ability to challenge and drive an improvement based culture

Desirable:

• Aerospace or automotive industry experience

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Quality Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, technically driven team dedicated to enhancing supplier capabilities and tackling technical challenges within a leading global organisation. As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the selection and ongoing evaluation of suppliers for avionic products. You will collaborate closely with international suppliers and key stakeholders to assess their capabilities, address process issues, and resolve supply chain challenges, making a significant impact on our Quality and broader procurement functions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 17th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.