Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description Summary

Experienced Supplier Quality Engineer role focused on managing vendor qualification, audits, non-conformance resolution, and continuous improvement for service providers supporting power plant maintenance projects across Europe. Requires strong technical knowledge of repair/manufacturing processes, multilingual communication skills (French, English, Arabic), and the ability to autonomously lead supplier quality initiatives in an international environment with up to 50% travel.

Job Description

What will you do:

• Includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development.
• Plan, develop and execute vendor qualifications from request validation, planning, team set up, through kick-off meeting with internal stakeholder, and external stakeholders, following service delivery to concluding and documenting
• Manage NCRs and lead RCI and RCA activities related to vendors. Develop improvement action plans and follow up at vendor.
• Develop vendor surveillance audit plans and execute them on-time.
• Monitor vendor performance and serve as go to person for Supplier Quality within the assigned region
• Assess and develop key vendors towards industrial standards of excellence.
• Developing specialized depth and breadth of expertise in Supplier Quality and Field Services.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineering or Maintenance or Field Services
• Proven knowledge of several manufacturing or repair processes
• Strong oral and written communication skills in French, English and Arabic.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of time internationally
• Driving license required

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited university or college
• Have a good level of technical understanding of repair and/or maintenance processes
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proven success in managing vendors / contractors in an international environment
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems utilizing Lean tools
• Ability to lead small projects independently with moderate risks and resource requirements. Ability to plan, execute and document projects
• Working within broad guidelines and policies with autonomy, requiring high levels of evaluative judgment
• Good level of digital skills (e.g. basic data analysis skill in Excel, experience in workflow driven IT systems, confident use of web-based applications, generative AI tools)
• Knowledge of power plant sub-systems and related specification, or similar industries' special processes
• Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field
• International Welding Engineer qualification
• NDT Level II certification
• Auditor certification