Supplier Quality Manager

Supplier Quality Manager
Location: Bristol (Hybrid) – Home Based with Regular UK Travel
Salary: Competitive + £5,700 Car Allowance
Job Type: Full Time | Permanent | 37 Hours per Week (9-Day Fortnight)
Benefits
* Full Travel & Accommodation Expenses Paid
* Enhanced Pension
* 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
* Ongoing Training & Development
* Long-Term Career Progression
Supplier Quality Manager – Hinkley Point C
We are recruiting a Supplier Quality Manager to join a leading Tier 1 engineering services provider supporting the delivery of Hinkley Point C, one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects.
This is a home-based role with regular travel to supplier sites across the UK (and occasional EU travel), together with periodic visits to the Bridgwater and Bristol offices.
Working within the Quality team, you will lead the Supplier Quality function, ensuring suppliers consistently meet project quality requirements through supplier qualification, supplier audits, supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives. You'll manage a team of Supplier Quality Engineers and Inspectors while driving quality performance across a diverse UK and European supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor and develop the Supplier Quality team
* Develop supplier quality strategies, processes and performance metrics
* Manage supplier qualification and supplier performance
* Oversee supplier audit programmes and audit closure activities
* Conduct supply chain audits and supplier improvement initiatives
* Review and monitor Contract Quality Assurance Plans (CQAPs)
* Manage source inspection activities
* Coordinate manufacturing kick-off meetings
* Develop and deliver supplier quality training
* Work closely with Engineering, Procurement and Construction teams to improve supplier capability
* Drive continuous improvement, defect prevention and quality assurance across the supply chain
Requirements Essential
* Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
* Experience leading Supplier Quality, Supplier Development or Quality Assurance teams
* Strong understanding of manufacturing and inspection processes including fabrication, extrusion, coatings and NDT
* Degree qualified in engineering or similar discipline
* Supplier Quality, Quality Management or a similar role in a regulated industry
* Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills
Desirable
* Experience within Nuclear or another highly regulated industry such as Defence, Aerospace, Rail, Oil & Gas, Energy or Pharmaceutical
* CQI, IRCA, ASQ CQE or equivalent professional membership
What's on Offer?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading engineering organisation delivering one of Europe's largest infrastructure programmes. You'll lead a high-performing Supplier Quality function, influence supplier quality strategy and play a key role in ensuring quality excellence across a major engineering project.
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