Supplier Quality Audit Engineer

Supplier Quality Audit Engineer

Location: North America (Toronto, Canada or Las Vegas, NV, USA)

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supplier Quality Audit Engineer to join the team in North America. This role will formally qualify all new suppliers and products whilst supporting all Supplier Quality related escalations, ensuring the quality of materials meets or exceeds ADL specification and/or requirements at all times. This position reports to the Head of North American Procurement, based in Brampton, Ontario.

• Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
• In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
• We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
• We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
• We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
• We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
• Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
• Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

What does that mean for you?

• Generous salary package - we reward our people at the level they deserve.
• Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.

Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn!

Your Dream Role

• We’re need a Supplier Quality Audit Engineer to lead the qualification of all new ADL suppliers within a specific region and ensure periodic re-certification as required.
• Evaluate and improve Supplier Quality management systems and procedures with new suppliers to ensure they consistently meet quality expectations.
• Develop and implement a continuous supplier audit schedule in order to support the Group Procurement cost reduction objectives.
• Set individual Supplier Quality improvement targets and manage performance to ensure they are met.
• Lead crisis-management of all major supplier related in-service and in-factory quality incidents. Responding quickly to field or site escalation and implementing emergency supplier containment measures as required.
• Lead all RCCA and continuous improvement activities with new and existing suppliers.
• Ensure prevention of repeat defects through promotion and utilization of 8D methodology.
• Assess and improve supplier process capability.
• Develop and publish supplier performance reports and metrics via Qlikview.
• Support and/or lead Supplier Industrializations and Supplier Development Programs
• Opportunities like this don’t come along often – you will have exposure to a wide range of senior stakeholders globally.

What you will bring:

• Your exceptional Quality Audit/Engineering experience within the automotive industry will be essential for this role.
• Strong Experience working with quality standards, ISO9001, TS16949 etc.
• Thorough knowledge of Supplier Quality management systems and procedures – SPC, RCCA, PPAP, 8D, 5S, 6-sigma, DFMEA, PFMEA etc.
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• You’ll be technically minded with fantastic problem solving and analytical skills.
• Relationship building will come easily to you - across all levels of seniority, internally and externally.
• Exceptional communication and reporting skills with the ability to manage and lead others when assigned.
• You’ll be proficient at reading engineering drawings/specifications.
• Things can be hectic here. You will remain calm under pressure, be able to multi-task and deliver projects on time.

• Ideally, you will hold a professional Engineering or Quality qualification or a relevant business degree.
• Generally, someone who is approachable, with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed.

Next Steps

If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!

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If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to careers@alexander-dennis.com