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Supplier Quality Engineer

Employer
MBDA
Location
Bolton
Salary
Circa £50,000
Closing date
27 Feb 2025
Reference
R25957-4m8b09m1i4j0
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Bolton

This opportunity provides the chance to work within a new dynamic quality team, your primary responsibility will be to provide Quality Assurance support to the supply chain team to deliver production hardware, while ensuring adherence to our Customer requirements. If you wish to take on a fresh challenge, then come and join our team as we commence our journey!

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site or at suppliers (minimum)

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:
  • Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  • Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
  • Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  • Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
  • Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...

The opportunity:

An opportunity has arisen for an Industrial Engineering Engineer professional to join the ISP Procurement team supporting a variety of Mechanical suppliers.
  • Ensure effective management of supplier non-conformances across supporting manufacturing teams with defect investigations.
  • Ensure comprehensive Root Cause Analysis is carried out using industry wide problem solving methods.
  • Ensure Supplier corrective actions are effective and validated, ideally at supplier location, to ensure future deliveries are protected from further escapes
  • Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports into engineering/senior management and customer reviews.
  • Proactively Identify Quality issues/risks relating to potential risks for project milestone achievement, and for quality of deliverables. Identify and offer potential mitigation solutions.
  • Support of Mechanical development projects ensuring compliance to Industrial Validation milestones
  • Conduct Quality audits/assessments in line with the surveillance plan and against the Suppliers contracted Quality requirements, reviewing the Supplier's corrective action progress, conducting product acceptance, with the aim of reducing project risk
  • Opportunity to identify process improvements to aid on time and on quality delivery of products during the product lifecycle;
  • Work productively and positively with your colleagues across different functions to produce process improvements in the Quality, Supply Chain and Manufacturing domains.
  • Provide manufacturing expertise and advice to internal functions regarding potential opportunities for improvement within the supply chain; e.g. Raising Design Problem Reports to reduce cost or quality risks in a part or assembly.
  • Conduct source inspections in line with project requirements.

What we're looking for from you:
  • HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering
  • Experienced quality professionals from regulated industries
  • Proven experience of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.)
  • Experience of both development and production lifecycles
  • Mechanical - Ability to read and interpret GD&T features
  • Review FAIRs in accordance with AS 9102
  • Lead Auditor experience within a supply chain environment is preferable
  • Experience/knowledge of Machining technologies is advantageous
  • Strong analytical and organisational skills; ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and document management tools
  • Continuous improvement awareness and ability to use own initiative to deliver improvements

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
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Company

Together. For the future of defence.

We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.

Whether it’s designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.

In addition to being the only defence company on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2022 list, MBDA are also recognised nationally with three Investors in People Gold Awards (People, Apprenticeships, and Wellbeing), a top 10 finisher on the Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league tables.   

For the latest vacancies, employer updates and stories from our people, make sure to visit and bookmark our MBDA UK Careers site.

Our Values 

Our values are at the core of everything we do and shape the culture of our organisation. No matter what role, our people from leadership to entry-level encompass these values knowing that they are working towards the same common goal, sharing a bigger purpose in order to protect national security and enable strategic independence.

Through promoting change with Innovation, taking ownership through Commitment, building trust through Integrity, inspiring others through Passion and encouraging collaboration through Team Spirit, we have created a place where people feel connected with each other and valued in our community.

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01438754500
Location
6 Hills way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA
United Kingdom

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