Supplier Development Engineer

Supplier Development Engineer – West Sussex – £37000-41000pa plus great benefits

Our West Sussex based client is a market leader in the design and development of high cost, low volume, capital equipment.

They require a Supplier Development Engineer to add value from product creation through to product maintenance through to lifecycle services. This is an engineering and commercial role where you will aim to achieve breakthrough improvements of manufacturing efficiency and quality. You will be required to work with suppliers to identify and close gaps in manufacturing capability, introduce and promote lean principles, methodically plan and deliver improvement projects to given timescales.
You will also assess new manufacturing and supply chain processes and implement mitigation action plans as required to meet business objective and targets.

Responsibilities:
* Establish, prioritise, coordinate and implement supplier development programs which will help meet the functions’ cost, quality and delivery precision targets and as per the departmental tactics plans
* Carry out capability assessment of potential suppliers with respect to manufacturing strategy and product road map, report identified risks and make recommendations of actions.
* Represent operations during product creation process and ensure design for manufacture and design for assembly best practices are implemented.
* Review design documentation of new or modified products and accept on behalf of operations as fit for purpose and will allow capable manufacturing processes.
* Provide technical support to supplier re-sourcing programs
* Attain a high competence level in, and continually develop, personal skills in Value Engineering techniques, LEAN process techniques and problem solving techniques, and use in daily work. Be a centre of expertise to help develop others’ skills and knowledge in the department.
* Develop facilitation skills in order to maximise identifying opportunities for reducing costs and increasing supplier performance
* Work to and help develop the Quality Management System
Qualifications:
A strong electro-mechanical engineering and manufacturing background is essential.
A minimum of HNC in an engineering discipline or equivalent
Demonstrable experience of successful regular use of LEAN tools and/or problem solving techniques and/or process improvement and/or value engineering
Demonstrable record of delivering stretching targets and successfully managing concurrent tasks
Demonstrable evidence of results oriented behaviour
Strong interpersonal communication and positive influencing skills, capable of working on own initiative whilst also being an effective team player

For more details please contact Steve Read at Search Technical.

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