Quality Associate

Job Title: Industrial Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical)

Duration: ASAP to 30/12/2028

Workload: Full time hours

Setup: Freelance (Daily Rate / Limited Company / Umbrella / Sole Trader)

Sponsorship: Not Provided

Location: Herstal, Belgium (On-site)

We are looking for an experienced Industrial Supplier Quality Engineer with a strong mechanical manufacturing background to support supplier quality activities across the full product industrialisation lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage supplier quality activities from supplier selection through to first production deliveries.
• Ensure supplier compliance with client quality standards, processes, and requirements.
• Conduct supplier audits and quality assessments.
• Support industrialisation and product development activities with suppliers.
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in project kick-off meetings, progress reviews, and technical issue resolution workshops.
• Monitor supplier performance, quality metrics, and production readiness.
• Support ramp-up and scaling of industrial operations.

Must-Have Skills:

• Industrial Supplier Quality experience within mechanical manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality standards.
• Experience auditing suppliers and managing quality assurance processes.
• Understanding of product development and industrialisation cycles.
• Knowledge of IPC 610 and IPC 620 standards.
• Experience with supplier qualification, APQP, FAI, quality planning, and production launch activities.
• Fluent French and English.
• Willingness to work full-time on-site in Herstal, Belgium (no remote working).

Nice-to-Have:

• Aerospace, defence, or highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience supporting industrial ramp-up projects.
• Internal Auditor qualification.
• Knowledge of research and innovation environments (CIR-related activities).