Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

Location: Bath, United Kingdom; full-time, with frequent travel to suppliers often exceeding 25% and occasionally reaching 50% during busy periods.

Company

hirify.global is a global flow control and instrumentation company serving industries including oil and gas, water, shipping, pharmaceuticals, and food.

What you will do

• Evaluate, audit, onboard, and periodically re-evaluate suppliers against quality and regulatory standards.
• Support new product introductions through Design for Manufacture reviews, process development, and PPAP or sample approval activities.
• Develop supplier improvement plans and drive corrective actions and long-term capability improvement.
• Lead structured supplier problem-solving activities, including 8D, and support resolution of non-conformances.
• Perform Commercial Grade Surveys and Commercial Grade Item Dedication activities for the Nuclear Quality Assurance programme.
• Maintain supplier records, performance metrics, and stakeholder reporting while collaborating with Procurement, Category Management, Engineering, and Quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience planning and delivering internal or supplier audits.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 requirements covering document control, internal audits, manufacturing processes, inspection, non-conforming products, and measuring devices.
• Experience with at least one relevant manufacturing or inspection process, such as casting, machining, electronics manufacturing, or injection moulding, plus understanding of DFM principles.
• Written and spoken English communication skills are required. Competence with Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Excel is also required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 80079-34 requirements for products used in explosive atmospheres.
• Experience with ERP data, Excel-based data aggregation, or Power BI dashboards.
• Knowledge of statistical data analysis, including SPC charts and hypothesis testing.
• Kaizen facilitator training and familiarity with Lean tools.
• Nuclear industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to influence supplier performance across a global supply base.
• Focus on engineering excellence, quality, sustainability, and operational improvement.
• Self-directed work aligned with the company purpose and departmental objectives.
• Regular supplier travel is an integral part of the role.