Halma plc
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Salary: £45,000–£53,000
Location: Wolverhampton, WV4 6FB | Hybrid (3–4 days in the office)
Permanent, Full-time
About the opportunity
Fortress Safety is looking for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead the development and performance of our global supply base. You'll report to the Head of Supply Chain.
You'll own supplier quality and compliance from start to finish: supplier selection and approval, development, risk management, and continuous improvement. This is a chance to shape a resilient supply chain that helps keep people safe around the world.
About Fortress Safety
Fortress Safety are experts in machinery safety and interlocking. Since 1977, we've protected people and equipment in hazardous situations from our Wolverhampton HQ and our operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China, and India. We're part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide.
What you'll be doing
- Acting as the lead point of contact for supplier quality, working with our supplier quality team in China and our global internal quality team
- Defining, putting in place, and improving global supplier quality processes, including supplier evaluation, approval, NPI, and change activities
- Leading supplier issue resolution, from problem definition and containment through root cause analysis to corrective and preventive actions
- Working closely with Procurement on strategy, category management, and supplier relationships
- Bringing new ideas to supplier risk assessment and mitigation
- Supporting responsible sourcing and compliance, and helping manage supply shortages and disruption
- Supporting new product introduction with supplier readiness and capability
- Travelling in the UK and abroad as needed
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What you'll bring
Must-have
- Experience in a leading role developing supplier quality teams, ideally in a progressive or high-growth environment
- Broad supplier and manufacturing quality expertise, including component engineering
- Experience supporting customer and third-party audits (compliance, certification, management systems)
- Proven supplier risk assessment across business, design, quality, manufacturing, testing, and sustainability
- A strong understanding of quality management systems (QMS/EMS) and core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, MSA, and control plans
- Hands-on experience in electronics and mechanical manufacturing, with strong problem-solving and failure analysis skills
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Nice-to-have
- Knowledge of mechanical commodities: castings, machining, and plastics
- Knowledge of electronics: PCBs, semiconductors, and assemblies
- Familiarity with assembly and test processes such as SMT and box build, plus traceability and ESD/IPC standards
What we offer
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to work a 9-day fortnight (compressed hours)
- Pension with employer contributions of up to 10.5%
- Company bonus scheme
- Annual Halma share vesting scheme
- Life assurance
- Eyecare
- Bike to work scheme
- Airport parking discounts
- Long service recognition
Inclusion and belonging
At Fortress, we don't just accept difference, we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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