Senior Supplier Quality Specialist
// Role Summary
Lead supplier quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives within a leading defence, aerospace, and engineering organisation. Drive "right-first-time" delivery of mission-critical goods and services.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead supplier quality assurance and continuous improvement across Group Procurement and Supply Chain.
- Audit suppliers to verify compliance and support effective flow-down of requirements.
- Approve supplier documentation and oversee special process approvals.
- Lead investigations into non-conformance and implement corrective actions.
- Drive lean initiatives with suppliers to optimise quality, cost, delivery, and schedule.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure product conformity.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer at Babcock, you will take the lead on supplier quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives within our Group Procurement and Supply Chain function. This impactful role offers the opportunity to build expertise across complex engineering supply chains while developing your career in a performance-driven, inclusive organization. You will play a key part in raising standards, reducing risk, and driving "right-first-time" delivery of mission-critical goods and services that contribute to projects protecting national security and public infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Audit suppliers on-site to verify compliance with contractual and quality requirements and support effective flow-down of those requirements.
- Approve supplier documentation (e.g., Inspection & Test Plans), witness control points, and oversee special process approvals and source releases.
- Lead investigations into non-conformance, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions that are effective.
- Drive lean and continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers to optimise quality, cost, delivery, and schedule performance.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure product conformity and robust assurance throughout the lifecycle.
About You
Essential experience includes Quality Management within an engineering environment, proficiency in applying lean and continuous improvement principles, and proven ability in conducting quality investigations. A relevant Level 5 qualification or demonstrable experience in a relevant engineering/scientific discipline coupled with a Level 4 qualification is required.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.