A Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) plays a critical role in ensuring the quality of the products or services provided by a company’s suppliers with responsibilities spanning across various areas, including Quality Control, Supplier Management, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, and Risk Management.

Responsibilities:
- Establishing quality standards for raw materials, components, and services.
- Conducting supplier audits to evaluate their quality standards and capabilities.
- Working with suppliers to develop quality improvement plans and ensuring their implementation.
- Monitoring and measuring supplier performance against established quality metrics.
- Identifying areas for improvement in the supply chain and working to implement improvements to processes and systems such as: reducing waste, improving delivery times, increasing product quality, and reducing costs
- Identifying and mitigating risks associated with suppliers.

Qualifications:
To qualify for the role of a Supplier Quality Engineer, you need to have:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field, such as engineering or quality management or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of statistics, quality control, manufacturing processes, and project management is essential. A degree in these fields helps you to develop a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge, which can be applied in practice throughout your career.
- Experience in a similar position and/or experience in Electronics Printed Circuit Board Assembly and/or experience in Machining (milling/turning).
- Experience in working with Standard Quality Tools
- Fluent English
- Certified Auditor qualifications will be an advantage.