**Role & seniority: ** Supplier Quality Engineer (Procurement Department); reports to Head of Procurement

**Location & work type: ** Head Office, Banbridge (Alternative Heat Head Office); Monday–Thursday 8am–5pm, Friday 8am–3pm (full-time office-based)

**Stack/tools: ** Not explicitly stated in the posting (quality engineering likely involves documentation/reporting; specific tools not provided)

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

Audit/evaluate suppliers and assure supplier quality vs predefined criteria for major projects
Monitor supplier performance (quality and delivery), ensuring on-time delivery and required standards for approved suppliers
Manage corrective actions and maintain documentation/reports; review/improve supplier manufacturing processes

**Must-have skills: **

Supplier quality engineering experience (audits, compliance, corrective actions)
Ability to assess product quality and supplier delivery performance against standards
Strong documentation, reporting, and quality test coordination skills
Supplier relationship management and process improvement capability

**Nice-to-haves: **

Experience implementing supplier approval programs
Familiarity with industry quality standards and supply chain risk reduction practices across projects

Full Description

Application Deadline: 2 October 2026

Department: Procurement

Location: Alternative Heat Head Office

Description

Team Overview

The Procurement team manages the sourcing and purchasing of materials, equipment, and services essential to project delivery. By building strong supplier relationships, negotiating competitive terms, and ensuring timely delivery, the department supports cost control and project schedules. Their proactive approach helps maintain quality standards while optimising value and reducing supply chain risks across all projects.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Supplier Quality Engineer to work closely with our key suppliers, assessing their product quality & overall delivery against predefined criteria for all major projects. The primary role will involve ensuring that all materials and plant from the approved supplier list are delivered on time & to the required quality standard.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for managing and assuring supplier quality by evaluating and auditing suppliers, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and maintaining strong supplier relationships. The role involves monitoring supplier performance and delivery, managing corrective actions, reviewing and improving manufacturing processes, implementing supplier approval programs, conducting quality tests, and maintaining accurate documentation and reports to communicate quality outcomes.