Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
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Onsite-Cheltenham. Salary and benefits package to be discussed on application. Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.Are you ready to build invaluable expertise in global supply chains by driving supplier quality in new product development? Find out more below! The RoleYou will safeguard that new product designs can be reliably produced by suppliers and that all products meet design standards, directly influencing our business performanceTo give your career the boost it deserves, keep on reading… •Working within a cross functional team you will gain experience in commercial and supply chain disciplines, as well as all aspects of new product development•Interact with many diverse cultures, languages and geographies, with UK and international travel•Gain exposure to new products and technologies including electronics and digital applications, IOT, metal replacement plastics and automation•Work with a great team of people with whom you can begin a professional global purchasing network •Understand what it’s like to work on the leading edge of supply chain for a global corporation •Put your theory and study into practice, whilst helping to define and implement best practice•Identify, assess and work with world class companies who can benefit Kohler globally•Receive in depth training and mentoring from high calibre design engineers, tooling engineers and quality engineers, along with external training support where neededKey Responsibilities•Provides quality expertise utilising quality tools typically inline with 6 sigma processes for ensuring best practice application of Design for Manufacture through New Product Development and in engineering improvement activities. •Partner with design and tooling engineers to provide optimum tooling solutions for both quality and manufacturing.•Responsible for project Decision Point sign off for completion of all supplier quality issues•Analysis of manufacturing and quality standards of new sources, providing recommendations on supplier selection in conjunction with product technical and commercial support•Key member in new product and manufacturing approval onsite at suppliers. Takes responsibility for all quality decisions whilst onsite.•Provides quality engineering expertise in cost downs in the category concerned and general process improvement activities•Play a major role in helping and advising the purchasing categories in formulating and implementing improved ways of managing supplier quality
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