About Us
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service and a seasonal lifeguard service. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional, and talented team behind them.
The All-weather Lifeboat Centre is the RNLI's in-house boat building facility located in Poole, which brings every stage of the lifeboat build, repair, and refit under one roof.
Some of the benefits
* £34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)
* Performance related pay scheme annually reviewed
* 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Time off in lieu available
* Flexible working opportunities
* Outstanding pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Health and dental cash plan
About the role
The Quality Engineer will line manage a number of Quality Technicians responsible for delivering a quality assured asset in the All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC). This will include support of both new and existing fleet in the completion of the harbour and sea acceptance trials.
You will be responsible for the development of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System for the ALC, maintenance of process maps and written work instructions to support manufacturing. You will also drive continuous improvement and lead on problem solving activity across a wide range of production problems.
You will actively participate in problem solving activity to identify the root cause and implement countermeasures and the creation of key KPIs to support the manufacturing delivery.
About you
It is desirable you have CQI qualification in Quality Management with significant experience in a boat production or repair environment. You will be a practitioner of Continuous Improvement (Lean or equivalent) methods and have experience of dealing with contractors and external professional bodies.
You will be educated to HNC/HND level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline or time-served apprenticeship.
In return, we can offer you a challenging and rewarding role in an organisation where your contribution really makes a difference to saving lives at sea.
Come and join us in the build of this centre of excellence and help save lives at sea!
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