Job Title: Quality Assurance Lead
Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £42,000 depending on experience and skills
What you'll be doing:
Support driving the Quality Culture within EBS
Undertake routine Quality Assurance activities and tasks including Process Confirmations / Audits
Implement Governance and Assurance Objectives
Undertake non-routine and or complex Quality Assurance activities and tasks with an analytic approach
Provide Support for non-conformance (Defect) resolution through Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions with key stakeholders and process owners
Lead the EBS Information Management Coordinators to support the teams' documents, records, team sites and permissions
Use proven data to analyse and identify themes to allow for targeted improvements and reduction in Cost of Poor Quality
Deputise for immediate management as and when requiredYour skills and experiences:
Essential:
Quality Assurance background
Problem Solving Experience (Fishbone, 5 Why, 8D)Desirable:
Working knowledge of Business Management Systems
Understanding of Data Analysis techniques
Audit experience (Internal)
Knowledge of ISO 9001 standardBenefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The EBS Quality team:
A key member of the evolving EBS Quality team across Shared Services with responsibility for ensuring appropriate control environments are in place across the business, demonstrated through operational assurance and governance, risk management processes and internal audit. The role of the Quality Assurance Lead is to support the delivery stream and function in driving forward thinking Quality, to achieve a scope of work which ensures that the Business continues to provide leading service and remains compliant to the evolving Quality Management System.
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: 20th November 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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