Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer | Onsite | Fulltime | Felixstowe | Up to £40,000

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I am currently recruiting for an established manufacturing organisation which is seeking a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer to strengthen its supply chain quality function within a production manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on role focused on supplier performance, compliance, and continuous improvement, working closely with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Your responsibilities will include the following:
Lead supplier quality assurance activities across the supply chain
Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and ongoing performance reviews
Ensure supplier compliance with AS9100 and internal quality standards
Investigate supplier quality issues, driving corrective and preventive actions to closure
Partner with suppliers to drive performance improvements, escalating to supplier replacement when standards are not achieved.
Conduct supplier audits and site visits across the UK
Track, report, and improve supplier quality KPIs
Identify trends and deliver continuous improvement initiatives
Collaborate closely with supply chain, manufacturing, and operations teams

Key skills needed:
Proven experience in Supplier Quality Assurance or Supply Quality Engineering
Background within production or manufacturing environments
Experience in regulated industries, with medical devices strongly preferred
Strong working knowledge of AS9100
Experience with supplier onboarding and development
Confident managing non-conformances, root cause analysis, and issue resolution
Comfortable reporting against and improving supplier KPIs
Willing and able to travel across the UK

This is a full-time, onsite position, based out of their Ipswich, Felixstowe site. xwzovoh The position pays up to £40,000.

If you are interested, please apply with your most recently updated CV and I will be in touch to discuss further.