Job title: Quality Manager
Location: Radway Green, Cheshire (full-time on site)
Salary: £ 57,000
What you'll be doing: - Take ultimate responsibility for Site Quality Management
- Ensuring operational compliance to specifications + quality standards (e.g. ISO 9001)
- Providing support and line management responsibility for Quality Team (direct reports)
- Providing subject matter expertise with regards to quality standards, operations tools and techniques
- Supporting and energising others across the business to identify and implement their improvement ideas
- Continually improving manufacturing process and implementing Lean Manufacturing methods
- Ensuring governance of site Quality Management System (QMS) applicable to Site Operations
Your skills and experiences: - Degree in a desirable discipline (Science / Engineering / Manufacturing / Aerospace) or time served in an Engineering discipline with substantial experience and supporting qualifications
- Previous experience managing Quality Systems in a manufacturing environment of a similarly highly controlled nature (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, pharma, medical devices, etc.)
- Demonstrable experience with statistical control methods and systems, with a proven ability to implement and use appropriately (for example, Sig Sigma Black Belt)
- Experience managing and developing teams to a standard that assures the provision of operational support, governance, and analytical expertise to assist in process optimisation
The Team: Would you like to be a core member of the Site Management Team? The Munitions business currently have an internal progression opportunity for a Quality Manager based at the Radway Green ammunition manufacturing site. As Site Quality Manager, you will be responsible for Quality within the manufacturing areas of the site and driving and supporting Continuous Improvement activities. This role will provide you with a high level of autonomy to lead and develop an experienced team of Quality Engineers and Controllers. The role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.
Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 3 rd October. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
