Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
5 days ago
Leicester
Owen Daniels are supporting aleading Engineering business in recruiting for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join the busiess on a full-time basis. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and driven Senior Supplier / Front End Quality Engineer to join a high-performing Customer Quality / Customer Advocate function within a globally operating advanced engineering business. This is a highly visible role reporting into senior quality leadership, where you will play a critical part in driving supply chain quality, supplier performance and right-first-time culture across a complex and demanding manufacturing environment. You’ll work closely with Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing and a diverse supplier base to ensure materials, components and services consistently meet ISO9001 requirements, regulatory standards and best-practice quality expectations. If you thrive on influencing without authority, enjoy developing suppliers and teams, and want to leave a lasting impact on quality performance, this role offers genuine scope and challenge. The Role As Senior Supplier / Front End Quality Engineer, you will: • Partner with Engineering and Materials teams to evaluate and approve new suppliers, ensuring capability, compliance and robustness of processes, • Monitor, analyse and report supplier performance using quality dashboards and defined KPIs, providing clear internal and external feedback, • Lead monthly supplier development reviews, focusing on underperforming suppliers and driving corrective and preventive action plans, • Champion a right-first-time and continuous improvement culture across the supply chain, • Support effective root cause analysis and CAPA for non-conformances, rejects and customer issues, • Design and deliver a supplier audit programme, identifying risks and improvement opportunities Essential: • Degree or HND in an Engineering discipline, • Extensive experience working within an ISO9001 Quality Management System, • Proven background in supplier development and supplier quality engineering, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail, • Experience conducting internal and supplier audits, • Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with suppliers and senior stakeholders, • Hands-on experience with quality and improvement tools (e.g. PDCA, FMEA, 5 Whys, Pareto, Ishikawa), • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel Desirable: • Experience with ERP systems and statistical tools, • Knowledge of ISO14001 and/or ISO17025, • Understanding of mechanical, electrical, electronic or software-based products Benefits: • Generous holiday allowance, • Flexible working practices and early Friday finishes, • Strong onboarding and structured support, • Pension scheme and life assurance, • Optional private healthcare, • Investment in professional development, mentoring and progression, • Inclusive, collaborative working environment with regular social and wellbeing initiatives Why Apply? You’ll be joining a business at the forefront of high-precision engineering and advanced manufacturing, supplying cutting-edge solutions into demanding global markets. This is a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard, and your impact visible. Apply now to be part of a quality-driven organisation where excellence is expected, supported and celebrated.