• Job Description

  Req#: 1096997
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  Job title: Quality Controller

  Location: Samlesbury

  Salary: £47,683+ dependent on skills and experience

  What you’ll be doing:

  • Liaising between internal & external stakeholders to resolve Quality issues and ensuring appropriate corrective actions are implemented
  • Ensuring all required non-conformance management processes are followed
  • Reporting Quality performance to the management team
  • Contributing to Management System development / deployment / maintenance, including Quality policy and processes as appropriate
  • Ensuring the effectiveness of the Quality system through audit and process confirmation
  • Identifying and implementing Quality improvement activities and promoting the Zero Defect philosophy

  Your skills and experiences:

  Essential:

  • Quality or Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting
  • Relevant apprenticeship or Engineering degree
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  Desirable:

  • A background within aerospace products and/or processes
  • Experience with toolsets such as Six Sigma or Lean
  • Knowledge of AS9100 rev D

  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 US Programs Quality team:

  Working within the US Programs Quality team offers an engaging and dynamic role within a close-knit team of 30 individuals, each organized into smaller groups of 3-4 members reporting to a team leader. As a Quality Controller, your responsibilities extend to collaborating closely with both Operations and Engineering teams to uphold the standards of our manufactured products, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and regulatory standards. Your role involves offering guidance and support on all matters related to quality assurance to the broader manufacturing team. Each day presents new challenges and opportunities for collaboration, fostering a teamwork-oriented environment where every member's contribution is valued. The team's cohesive approach and shared commitment to quality ensure a fulfilling and rewarding experience as part of the US Programs Quality team.

  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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

  Closing Date: 20^th August 2024

  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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• About the company

  76667 BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company.

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