Quality Manager - Site Quality Lead
Apply locations GB - Basildon time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0013169
Job Description:
The Site Quality Lead will be responsible for ensuring that all quality processes, procedures, and systems at Leonardo are fully compliant with industry standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines. This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring that the products and services meet or exceed quality expectations throughout the manufacturing, testing, and delivery processes. The successful candidate will oversee quality assurance teams, conduct audits, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure adherence to stringent industry standards.
What you’ll do as a Quality Manager – Site Quality Lead:
* Provide leadership for the development and promotion of a Quality culture and excellence in your line of business in line with the overall Quality Strategy.
* Develop and establish quality-process links with customers, both internal and external in line with the Business Management system and oversee continued compliance and embedding across the line of business.
* Proactively work with all key stakeholders to support and facilitate problem solving, continual improvement activities.
* Develop, reinforce and support the roll out of advanced quality techniques based on risk management and focusing on preventing problems from occurring in the first place.
* Continuously reflect together with the teams on how to further develop the role of quality within the organisation considering aspects such as customer value co-creation, digitalisation, new technologies, removal of non-value added activities and sustainability.
* Organise, lead, coach and develop a team of Quality Engineers, with the aim to embed Quality and deliver (on time) Quality outputs throughout the project/product Life Cycle as well as to ensure the provision of Assurance expertise and capability to the various projects and programmes.
* Ensure and support activities, such as (but not limited to) development of Project Assurance Plans (PAP), management of non-conformance (MRB, complaint management), root cause analysis, auditing, risk management, APQP activities, cost-of-non-quality and cost-of-quality reduction programs.
* Establish and maintain a set of performance KPI's to allow informed decision making.
* Attend and contribute in Sector, Programme and IPT meetings and represent the Quality Function at senior level in the sector.
* Deliver programme specific assessment plans which help the Programme Manager focus on and resolve Programme risk and realise opportunities.
* Set and manage functional cost centre finances and Forward Load to ensure correct level of functional support is available.
What we need from you:
* Experience in a similar role within an electronics, avionic, automotive, defence, space or similar advanced manufacturing Industry.
* Good understanding of advanced quality tools (e.g. FMEA, control plans), life cycle management and/or advanced product quality planning (APQP).
* Excellent knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis tools (e.g. 8D, DMAIC).
* Excellent understanding of AS9100 / ISO 9001.
* Experience in quality auditing to AS9100/ISO9001/DAOS including the Supply Chain is a plus.
* Strategic and solution oriented thinker.
* Good organisational skills and able to develop and manage project plans.
Security Clearance:
You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit: UK Security Vetting Clearance Levels.
Life at Leonardo:
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
* Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.
* Company funded flexible benefits: We offer award-winning flexible benefits plan, having won the Best Flexible Working Policy Award, Best Flexible Benefits Strategy and Best Flexible Benefits Plan in 2023. These include access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
* Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
* Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution).
* Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers).
* Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme.
* Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera.
* Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member.
* Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below.
For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.
At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.
Primary Location: GB - Basildon
Contract Type: Permanent
Hybrid Working: Hybrid
About Us
International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.
Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool; here you can find the right opportunity for you!
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