Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

SoCode
Felixstowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Last month
£35,000 – £40,000 pa

Salary

£35,000 – £40,000 pa

Posted
15 Apr 2026 (Last month)

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

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. 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

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