We are looking for a supply chain quality specialist to be based in our client’s site (Filton), 4 days onsite/week; a major player in the Aerospace Industry.
The role offers the opportunity to play a key part in maintaining and improving quality across a complex aerospace supply chain, supporting supplier performance, new product introduction, transfers of work and ongoing production programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and drive supplier quality performance across assigned suppliers and programmes.
- Lead and support APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities to ensure robust quality planning and readiness.
- Drive RCCA (Root Cause & Corrective Action) activities for supplier quality issues.
- Lead and review 8D investigations, ensuring effective root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
- Support and participate in QSR (Quality Surveillance Review) activities and supplier performance reviews.
- Conduct and support SARI activities, ensuring supplier compliance with required quality standards and processes.
- Manage and monitor Transfer of Work (ToW) activities, ensuring quality requirements are maintained throughout the transfer.
- Review and support PFMEA activities to identify and mitigate manufacturing and process risks.
- Manage FAI (First Article Inspection) requirements and ensure readiness for production.
- Manage and support the resolution of supplier concessions, ensuring appropriate technical and quality justification.
- Identify emerging supplier risks and implement appropriate containment and mitigation strategies.
- Monitor supplier performance, quality trends, recurring issues and improvement actions.
- Work closely with suppliers to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide clear quality status updates, risks and recovery plans to programme and stakeholder teams.
- Facilitate effective communication between suppliers and internal functions including Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Programme Management and Quality.
- Maintain appropriate quality records, action trackers and performance data.
- Support supplier escalation and recovery activities where required.
- Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable aerospace quality standards, customer requirements and company procedures.
Essential:
- Proven experience within Supply Chain Quality, Supplier Quality or Quality Engineering within the aerospace industry.
- Strong understanding of APQP, PFMEA, FAI and RCCA/8D methodologies.
- Experience managing supplier quality issues and corrective action plans.
- Experience working with supplier concessions and non-conformances.
- Experience supporting or managing Transfer of Work (ToW) activities.
- Experience with QSR and supplier performance management.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities within a demanding programme environment.
Desirable:
- Experience within an Airbus or similar major aerospace OEM environment.
- Knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace quality requirements.
- Experience with SARI or equivalent supplier assessment/audit processes.
- Experience working across complex aerospace manufacturing supply chains.
- Formal quality or engineering qualification.
- Experience in supplier recovery or intervention programmes.
The successful candidate will be:
- Proactive and confident in challenging supplier performance.
- Analytical, with a structured approach to problem solving.
- Collaborative, with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Commercially aware, understanding the impact of quality issues on programme delivery.
- Resilient and organised, able to manage multiple suppliers and competing priorities.
- Results focused, with the ability to drive actions through to effective and sustainable closure.
