Rotork
Supplier Quality & Development Engineer
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Supplier Quality & Development Engineer
Supplier Quality & Development Engineer (SQDE)
Company Description
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids, gases, and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is: Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving—from oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals, and food—these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today, we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence—and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
Job Description
We’re looking for a Supplier Quality & Development Engineer (SQDE) to play a key role in developing supplier capability, improving performance, and ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability across our Global supply base.
Working closely with Procurement, Category Management, Engineering, and Quality teams, you’ll assess and onboard suppliers, support new product introductions, lead supplier audits, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll also contribute to our Nuclear Quality Assurance programme, ensuring suppliers meet stringent industry requirements.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Evaluate, audit, and onboard new suppliers to support sourcing and procurement strategies.
- Conduct supplier audits and periodic re-evaluations, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
- Support new product introductions through:
- DFM (Design for Manufacture) reviews
- Process development
- PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)/sample approval activities
- Develop supplier improvement plans, driving corrective actions and long-term capability enhancement.
- Lead supplier problem-solving activities using structured methodologies, including 8D.
- Support the resolution of:
- Supplier non-conformances
- Quality concerns
- Perform Commercial Grade Surveys and Commercial Grade Item Dedication activities in support of our Nuclear Quality Assurance programme.
- Maintain accurate:
- Records
- Performance metrics
- Stakeholder reporting
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Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to:
- Influence supplier performance on a global scale
- Contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives
- Play a vital role in delivering quality, sustainability, and operational excellence across our supply chain.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- A bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
- At least 3 years’ experience in a quality function in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with:
- Planning and delivery of internal or supplier audits.
- Strong understanding of ISO 9001 requirements for:
- Control of documents
- Internal audits
- Control of product and processes (manufacturing)
- Inspection
- Control of non-conforming product
- Measuring devices
- Experience with at least one of the key manufacturing and inspection processes employed throughout Rotork’s supply chain, i.e.:
- Casting
- Machining
- Electronics manufacturing
- Injection moulding
- Understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM) principles for both production tooling and finished components.
- Competence with:
- Computerized analytical tools, including:
- Microsoft Outlook
- Teams
- SharePoint
- Excel
- Computerized analytical tools, including:
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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Desirable
- ISO/IEC 80079-34 – Requirements for products used in explosive atmospheres – Quality Management System.
- Experience with:
- Electronic data aggregation (e.g., Excel, ERP data, PowerBI dashboards).
- Statistical data analysis techniques, including:
- Normal Distribution
- Statistical Process Control Charts
- Hypothesis Testing
- Trained Kaizen facilitator and familiarity with Lean toolset.
- Nuclear industry experience.
Person Specification
A self-directed professional who:
- Operates in alignment with our purpose and departmental/personal objectives.
- Enjoys and demonstrates enthusiasm for sustainability.
- Takes a strong sense of continuous improvement, and is reflective and open to improving our processes.
- Is keen to learn the ‘why’ behind our requirements, and adapts to new technical standards, e.g.:
- Explosive atmospheres
- Nuclear
- Is prepared for frequent travel to suppliers, with travel needs often exceeding 25% and occasionally reaching 50% during peak periods.
Department: Operations Excellence
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