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.

What will you bring:

• 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

What will make you standout:

• 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