Supplier Quality Engineer

SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

Spencer-Ogden are assisting our client in their search for an experienced Quality Engineer.

As a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for blades and vanes (BV) supporting our Small Gas Turbine (SGT) business, you will be part of a growing team in a position that entails a large responsibility!

Your day will be filled with interesting supplier interactions such as; addressing, processing and containing non-conformances, utilising your quality experience with tools such as 8D, RCA’s and 5 why’s, analysing data for trends and driving continuous improvement.

You'll collaborate internally with experienced cross-functional teams to uphold Siemens Energy quality standards, while fostering strong relationships with our valued suppliers.

We work in a global, multi-cultural environment with contacts across the world. Good people skills be key to your success.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Supplier Involvement and Collaboration: Engage with suppliers to help resolve process related issues, including non-conformance management and containment.

• Supplier Quality Supervision: Oversee supplier quality performance, including corrective and preventive actions, initiate quality improvement programs/initiatives and risk mitigation measures.

• Monitoring and Communication: Continuously monitor and report supplier quality performance, help contribute to KPI’s and communicate risks.

• Product and Process Qualifications: Supporting Product and Process Qualifications (PPQ), supporting suppliers in adhering to Energy Quality Management Processes and tools.

What You Bring

• Technical and Engineering Experience: A solid background in Engineering, R&D, or manufacturing is required (time served or degree qualified), with demonstrable experience of being a self-starter and dealing with unexpected supplier quality issues from beginning to end. Knowledge of inspection methodologies and capability. Knowledge of drawing interpretation (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing). Experience in gas turbine blade/vane machining, casting and/or surface coating technology would be highly desirable. IT skills including excel/data manipulation.

• Quality and Risk Management: Proficiency in quality methods (5 why, FMEA, 8D, RCA) and risk management, with a focus on product functionality, delivery/cost, and resource constraints. Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (e.g. ISO9001), Supplier Quality Management (SQM) and Quality Control routines.

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and presentation skills across all levels of business. Developed initiative and diplomacy skills. Experience working within a global environment with good cultural awareness. Proven ability to manage multi-problem investigations simultaneously.

• Commitment and Travel: Demonstrates commitment, collaboration, positivity and structured work habits, with a willingness to travel as part of the job.

About the Team

Working closely with the non-blade and vane commodity supplier quality group, you will be part of a team with wide competence and experience, where we learn from you, and from each other. We are a mixed group with different backgrounds, ages and experiences. Here you will work in an exciting environment with challenging projects, talented engineers and the chance to develop global contacts.

Our client is more than just an energy technology company. They meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, they not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but also use technology to help protect people and the environment.

The global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. They uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages their search for people who will support our focus on decarbonisation, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Commitment to Diversity

Luckily for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. They celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. They energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.