Supply chain quality Specialist

Company Description

Who are we?

At Scalian, we are a leading multinational engineering consulting firm with 5,500 specialists and over 30 years of experience. We are specialized in Digital Systems (IT & Software and Systems Engineering) and Industrial Performance (Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Project Management).

Our expertise serves various technological sectors such as the aerospace, defense, rail, and energy industries while providing distinctive support to their development and operations.

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

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.

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