Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Sterling Kohler; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Cheltenham is looking for a Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer. The role encompasses ensuring new product designs are reliably produced by suppliers and meet quality standards, while also providing quality engineering expertise. Candidates should possess a related engineering degree and strong communication skills. This position offers the chance to work with diverse teams and travel opportunities while driving quality in supply chains.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Access to career growth and development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Strong technical competence in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality expertise using quality tools in new product development.
• Partner with design engineers for optimum tooling solutions.
• Responsible for supplier quality issues sign-off.

Skills

Degree in engineering (Electro-mechanical, mechanical, electronic, aerospace, automotive)

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Team building and relationship skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Degree in relevant engineering field

Job description

Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Onsite – Cheltenham. Salary and benefits package to be discussed on application.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup – is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

Are you ready to build invaluable expertise in global supply chains by driving supplier quality in new product development?

The Role

You will safeguard that new product designs can be reliably produced by suppliers and that all products meet design standards, directly influencing our business performance. To give your career the boost it deserves, keep on reading…

• Working within a cross functional team you will gain experience in commercial and supply chain disciplines, as well as all aspects of new product development
• Interact with many diverse cultures, languages and geographies, with UK and international travel
• Gain exposure to new products and technologies including electronics and digital applications, IOT, metal replacement plastics and automation
• Work with a great team of people with whom you can begin a professional global purchasing network
• Understand what it’s like to work on the leading edge of supply chain for a global corporation
• Put your theory and study into practice, whilst helping to define and implement best practice
• Identify, assess and work with world class companies who can benefit Kohler globally
• Receive in depth training and mentoring from high calibre design engineers, tooling engineers and quality engineers, along with external training support where needed

Key Responsibilities

• Provides quality expertise utilising quality tools typically inline with 6 sigma processes for ensuring best practice application of Design for Manufacture through New Product Development and in engineering improvement activities
• Partner with design and tooling engineers to provide optimum tooling solutions for both quality and manufacturing
• Responsible for project Decision Point sign off for completion of all supplier quality issues
• Analysis of manufacturing and quality standards of new sources, providing recommendations on supplier selection in conjunction with product technical and commercial support
• Key member in new product and manufacturing approval onsite at suppliers. Takes responsibility for all quality decisions whilst onsite
• Provides quality engineering expertise in cost downs in the category concerned and general process improvement activities
• Play a major role in helping and advising the purchasing categories in formulating and implementing improved ways of managing supplier quality

Skills/Requirements

• Ideally a degree in Electro-mechanical, mechanical, electronic, aerospace or automotive engineering
• Enthusiastic, keen to learn and self-motivated
• An excellent communicator – in person and in remote video calls
• A relationship and collaborative team builder – with high levels of empathy
• Flexible, adaptable and prepared to get your hands dirty
• Tenacious in ensuring actions are closed off, particularly with third parties
• A strong problem-solver with a sharp business mind to identify opportunities
• Comfortable with challenging the status quo and always looking for ways to improve
• Strong technical competence in engineering
• Seeking travel opportunities, which may include biannual/ quarterly visits to China, Europe, and regular UK travel each month

We can offer you a lot in return! We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us: In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup. As an equal opportunities employer, we recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability, please contact [e-mail].