Lead Quality Engineer

Job Description
Job Title: Lead Quality Engineer – Field Product Assurance Engineer

Location: Barrow in Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £45K depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting and governance of the Supplier product assurance performance
Oversight and governance of Supplier product assurance improvements plans
Providing support and coaching to suppliers
Benefit analysis of quality records to support targeted improvement activities
Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Broad Understanding of Quality tools & techniques
Understanding of improvement techniques
Experience working within Supply Chain/commercial environment
APMPMQ level 4
Wide stakeholder management experience
Desirable:

Knowledge of Business Systems (Share point & SAP)
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

The Lead Quality Projects Team: As a Lead Quality Engineer, you will be involved with one of the UK’s most complex, cutting-edge projects. You will also gain exposure to an extensive range of stakeholder groups and industrial partners, and will also have opportunities to develop yourself into a lasting career with BAE Systems.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 28th January 2025

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.

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