Supplier Quality Engineer

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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join the business on a permanent basis at our Crewe site (with hybrid working). Reporting to the Supplier Quality Engineering Manager, the Senior Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for part maturation, issue management, root cause analysis, and ensuring Quality requirements are met on bought in parts.

The objective of the Supplier Quality department is to guarantee all key Quality targets are met on externally supplied parts. Ensuring systems achieve these standards in line with the PEP (product emergence process).

Key responsibilities include: :

• Risk-assess designs, project plans, and manufacturing processes
• Analyse, manage and communicate problems and risks throughout the maturation process
• Motivate and influence others, including colleagues, management, & suppliers
• Lead technical problem solving activities
• Critically evaluate and approve supplier deliverables, including sample submissions
• Share and implement lessons learnt, and drive improvements to meet targets

These activities may sometimes involve travel to supplier production locations, development sites, or other VW Group facilities. Virtual/remote working tools are used to avoid unnecessary travel where practical to do so.

About the Person

The successful candidate will be in a quality, engineering, manufacturing or logistics role and will have established communication and influencing skills, including managing conflict and facilitating discussions to achieve a constructive outcome. Persistence, organisation, an eye for detail, and the ability to process and prioritise complex information are also key skills. An engineering degree is beneficial (or equivalent experience).

You will demonstrate:

• Technical expertise across multiple product types or commodities, or as a specialist in one particular commodity (automotive preferred)
• Experience of using Quality core tools, including part maturation planning (e.g. APQP/MLA), process risk assessment (e.g. FMEA), process and measurement capability analysis (e.g. SPC, MSA).
• Problem solving skills, including formal approaches (e.g. 8D).
• Understanding of the automotive product development process (PEP).
• MS Suite IT skills.
• Driving licence (for supplier visits).

About the Brand

Bentley Motors has an extraordinary history and an exciting journey ahead in becoming the creators of the world’s most luxurious performance motor vehicles.

We are a global organisation operating in 59 countries with over 125,000 customers worldwide. Bentley is a unique place to work, with people who are all driven by the same ideal: being the most successful luxury car brand in the world.

About the Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the following benefits:

• A brand new car (VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda) every 6 months
• 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• 10% pension contribution
• Flexible working hours with flexi time options
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme, based on your contribution and the performance of the company and trade union agreement.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Starbucks & Costa onsite.
• Free onsite parking.

If you’re seeking a challenging and rewarding career as part of an extraordinary business with ambitious plans for the future, then what are you waiting for? Apply now.

Closing date is 1st April - may close before if high volume applications are received.