Job Title: STA Engineer
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph PAYE
Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until Approx: 10/04/2026)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J35940872
Job Description:
This role manages our client's current model programmes and supports escalations from our client's Plant teams relating to quality or delivery performance issues impacting our client's ability to meet Customer First targets. (Zero Line-stop, Zero Mis-fit, Zero Holds, Zero Defects). A structured diagnosis and practical problem solving approach will be required to understand root cause(s) and drive implementation of counter measures for specific issues escalated from the plant teams. Management of these high-risk suppliers will be through our client's escalation process.
This structured approach will also be required to support and drive resolution of higher severity plant Stop Ship and our client's
Field Actions as a result of supplier's manufacturing defectives utilising the FASS process and also warranty issues identified through warranty transformation/IQM teams and those escalated by STA plant teams for resolution.
The role will also require the ability to manage running change timely introduction within suppliers and validation of these changes to ensure delivery of the engineering standard and volume requirements for the customer receiving plant(s), reporting and/or escalating status as required.
The role should support the STA vision of driving manufacturing excellence into the supply base of the given COC components and will require a mixture of operational, tactical and strategic approaches.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- Improve Supply Chain delivery performance to meet Scorecard targets.
- Improve Supply Chain quality performance to meet Scorecard targets.
- Improve Supply Chain warranty performance to achieve Scorecard targets.
- Management of major Supply Chain incidents causing immediate disruption impact to our client's plants, including
FASS.
- Support and lead improvement plans for Category 1 – “Business Impact” Suppliers to successful conclusion.
- Drive and lead multi-functional improvement teams to support improving Supply Chain performance and resilience.
- Identify and manage improvement activity of Potential Risk Suppliers based on underlying KPI performance
gaps.
- Support our client's nominated suppliers to achieve successful accreditation through structured improvement plans.
- Communication of Supplier Performance status to cross functional Stakeholders across our client's business.
Professional Profile:
Essential:
- A determined individual, highly driven, committed and results-orientated who works with pace, energy and confidence.
- An individual who is able to apply analytical rigour to develop and drive well thought out operational plans, collaborate across functions and combine a short-term, pragmatic focus with strategic vision.
- An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, responds constructively to new ideas and input in a changing business environment.
- An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
- A sophisticated communicator who is able to communicate directly, clearly and openly.
- An individual who can demonstrate good capability in leadership and management skills, who can motivate,
develop and lead functional and cross-functional teams.
- An individual who can deal with ambiguity and support pioneering development of processes and products to
support optimised design for manufacture.
- A structured and organised individual, capable of managing multiple inputs from multiple customers whilst
remaining focussed on delivery of our client's business priorities.
Desirable:
- An individual who is comfortable challenging all Stakeholders with strong influencing and engagement skills.
- An individual who has high personal resilience and handles the daily diversity and complexities of a modern 24
hour precision high volume manufacturing environment.
- A background in commodity manufacturing and assembly processes.
- An understanding of key automotive tools and techniques to include APQP, PPAP, 8D, Practical Problem
Solving, Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma.
Knowledge, Skill and Experience:
Essential:
- Experience in one or more Body-in White (BIW) commodities; Cold Stamping Aluminum & Steel, Aluminum High Pressure Die Casting, Hot Stamping Boron, Forging, Aluminum Extrusion.
- Valid driving license with ability to travel within the UK. This role will require more than 50% of the working
week in our client's supplier manufacturing sites, mainly within the Midlands areas.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing or engineering gained at engineer or management level.
- Previous experience and practical deployment of lean tools.
- Change leadership/management skills with the ability to challenge and drive world class operational excellence.
- Proven background in problem solving with ability to break down complex, multidimensional problems or process issues and drive improvement within a cross functional team, in a timely manner.
- A proven leadership track record in a manufacturing or technical environment.
- Broad experience of managing External Stakeholder and Supplier relationship management.
- Excellent Stakeholder Management and Relationship Management skills and experience.
- Able to manage and execute complex projects on time and within budget.
- Excellent communication skills both formal and informal with the ability to converse at all levels of our client's organisation and at all levels with external suppliers.
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Desirable:
- Manufacturing Engineering background.
- Experience working in a high-paced manufacturing operations environment.
Additional Information:
This role is INSIDE IR35
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