Supplier Quality Engineer

Are you a Supplier Quality Engineer looking to take the next step in your career?

TKMS ATLAS UK develop cutting-edge maritime technology used by navies across the globe. This is your opportunity to join a successful, growing organisation where your work will truly make an impact.

As a Supplier Quality Engineer at TKMS ATLAS UK you’ll play a critical role in managing and improving supplier quality. You’ll support the Supply Chain and Engineering teams by ensuring suppliers meet stringent quality standards, conducting audits, managing root cause investigations, and helping drive quality improvements across the supply chain.

Key responsibilities:

• Participate to provide quality input for the development, manufacture, procurement and acceptance activities for both detail and assemblies
• Supplier auditing including both initial and ongoing surveillance
• Supporting Procurement with grow / maintain strategy
• Product FCA/PCA audits
• Management of supplier root cause and corrective action
• Support new product introduction in the supply chain
• Creation of supplier quality requirements and audit schedule based on risk
• Interact with suppliers and design team to assist in resolving design, development, production and acceptance issues
• Supplier relationship management
• Improvement and development activities in the supply chain
• Be willing to travel

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in a manufacturing, production or quality engineering role
• Proven track record in supplier quality management or alternatively Engineers wanting to step into a Supplier Quality role
• Auditor or Lead Auditor qualification or ability to gain qualification
• Knowledge of quality standards ISO9001, AS9102 and preferably AS9100
• Understanding of configuration and change management processes
• Understanding of Supplier Quality requirements and contractual flow downs
• Root Cause and Corrective Action practitioner using 8D process or similar
• Ability to demonstrate methodical approach to root cause and corrective action
• Good communications skills both verbal and written
• Experience of special process auditing would be advantageous

Desirable

• Practical experience of supplier audits (system, product and process)
• Understanding and experience of APQP

With a reputation for providing innovative underwater systems for the Royal Navy (RN) and export customers, TKMS ATLAS UK operates from our Headquarters on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Through science, engineering and R&D we convert data into information, knowledge and capabilities that challenge the status quo, and offer winning advantage at the frontline.
Our people are at the heart of our success, an open and stimulating workspace empowers and encourages our people to be creative and act with integrity. Despite our continued growth, TKMS ATLAS UK pride ourselves on retaining a friendly and welcoming culture.

As well as boasting a substantial benefits package, we offer progression and personal development opportunities, competitive remuneration, flexible working and a generous pension scheme.
The continuous investment in our unique in-house test and integration facilities has supported TKMS ATLAS UK growth in supplying UK and global markets with submarine and ship systems. This includes sonar, autonomous systems, marine electric actuation and mine counter-measures. Our Portland Harbour waterside facilities provide an excellent environment to test systems at sea. As a leading innovative maritime systems company, TKMS ATLAS UK operate throughout all phases of the acquisition and engineering lifecycles, from concept to In-service Support.

• Competitive salary
• Career Development and Training
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years employment and 30 days after 10 years)
• Dental Cover and Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns

At TKMS ATLAS UK, we support our staff to create work-life balance and encourage applications from individuals who are looking for part time or condensed hours as well as full time opportunities.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).