Supplier Development Engineer - Stafford - 12-month ContractLocation: Stafford, UK Employment Type: Full-Time 12-month ContractRole Mon-Fri / 37hr Week - 08:00-16:30 Mon-Thurs, 08:00-12:00 FriHourly Rate: negotiable p/h depending upon experience My Global Engineering client is looking for a Supplier Development Engineer with Casting Knowledge and Audit capability to join their engineering team based in Stafford, UK. The ideal candidate will also be familiar with Quality Tools and Techniques. This role assesses the supplier quality and ensures that all the products are free from defects and are following manufacturing specifications and legal standards.Key Responsibilities:Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organisational and federal policies and standards.Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.What We''re Looking For:Top 3 must have skills: 1. Casting Knowledge, 2. Audit Capability, ..... full job details .....