At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars with the aim of fighting for world championships each and every year.
Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.
Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.
About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer with our Quality team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the improvement in quality of supplied parts, technical development of selected suppliers and implementation of product control plans.
Key Accountabilities (Duties):
- Providing technical support in the development of our suppliers, generating and implementing control plans and aligning product approval methodologies to ensure the rapid processing of compliant products.
- Responsible for the maintenance, update and communication (internally and externally) of supply Quality KPI’s while maintaining system integrity with colleagues.
- Providing a Quality function in the auditing, approval and performance assessment of existing and new suppliers.
- Driving the supply base for rapid, robust responses to issue management, utilising 8D principles as a basis for effective problem resolution and able to facilitate the resolution of complex, cross functional issues.
- Knowledge of working within Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 or similar), risk analysis and the use of ERP systems (SAP) would be beneficial.
- Ability to build credible working relationships internally with the purchasing and engineering teams and externally with a varying range of suppliers.
- Collaborate with the engineering teams to develop product specifications aligned with process capability.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- We are looking for a self-motivated, team player that is passionate about working for our team and has a winning mindset.
- You should have good communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build relationships.
- The ideal candidate will possess an engineering degree, be able to interpret engineering drawing requirements (GD&T), have experience in the manufacture of low volume, high accuracy, high complexity products and have exposure to typical Quality tools.
- Our environment deals with frequent changes in product specification, low volume manufacture to very tight timelines and intense periods of associated activity throughout the year.
- You must be willing to travel for short periods at inconvenient times and continue to demonstrate a strong work ethic when away from home.
Benefits:
In return for your work and commitment, we offer a competitive package including bonus, life assurance, private medical cover, car lease scheme, 25 days holidays, subsidised restaurant and on-site gym facilities.
Why us:
At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.
Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.
Closing Date: 9th January 2025
