Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Location:  Glasgow (Scotstoun/Govan) – Frequent travel to supplier sites throughout the UK & Europe to be expected

Salary: Up to £ 47,000 (depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

·    Carry out surveillance activities across the supply chain base, to assure our suppliers are achieving contractual requirements and product conformity.

·        Conduct product verifications & or validations at supplier premises or goods receipt locations

·        Implementation of Quality Plans (QP) and Inspection & Test Plans (ITP), reviewing the effectiveness of the outputs.

·        Support suppliers with their corrective actions and root cause identification, ensuring corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.

·        Creation & Implementation of Supplier Assurance processes and supporting documentation.

·        Measure, collate and analyse supplier data, to inform stakeholders of trends and actions required.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

·        Willingness to travel to supplier sites on a regular basis whether that’s within the UK or wider travel globally.

·        Inspection, verification & validation experience.

·        Capable of creating, implementing and reviewing Inspection and Test Plans.

·        Knowledge of Quality Management system requirements (ISO9001:2015) and Defence Standards (DEF STANS).

Desirable:

·        Knowledge of Allied Quality Assurance Publications (AQAP), 2105, 2110 & 2210

·        Knowledge in the use of quality tools and techniques.

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 Supplier Assurance Team:

Join our Supplier Assurance Team at BAE Systems and play a key role in ensuring our global supply chain meets the highest standards of quality assurance and control. In this role, you will support supplier assurance activities, ensuring the seamless transition of controlled product assurance into our T26 shipbuilding programme.

This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills within a dynamic team while gaining international experience. You will conduct assurance activities at BAE Systems sites as well as at supplier manufacturing locations worldwide, providing exposure to diverse workplace cultures. Adaptability and collaboration will be essential as you make objective, evidence-based decisions to uphold quality standards.

If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role that offers global exposure and the chance to work with lifecycle Quality Management Systems, we’d love to hear from you.

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: 26th March 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 7th April.

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.

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