Valmet

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Valmet

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Tampere • Finland

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead supplier qualification, performance improvement, and proactive risk mitigation.
  • Collaborate with Procurement during supplier selection and qualification, assessing quality risks and compliance.
  • Lead supplier qualification processes, including audits, documentation reviews, and first article inspections.
  • Act as the primary supplier quality contact for assigned categories/projects and manage performance.
  • Drive resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Conduct supplier visits, process audits, and Gemba walks to verify compliance and enable proactive risk mitigation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in technical field, e.g. in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • At least 7 years of experience in supplier quality or industrial quality assurance roles.
  • Expertise in quality tools and standards (APQP, ISO 9001, NCR/CAPA, FMEA, SPC).
  • Knowledge of LEAN principles and ability to apply continuous improvement practices is seen as advantage
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
  • Fluent English skills, both written and spoken, other languages is seen as advantage
  • Ability to travel as required for supplier visits and audits.
Benefits
  • Varied local benefits
  • Up-to-date work tools
  • Range of learning opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
supplier qualificationperformance improvementrisk mitigationquality toolsAPQPISO 9001NCR/CAPAFMEASPCLEAN principles
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaboration