Quintec. Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Engineering Improvements Manager
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
Are you great at problem solving? Would you love to drive change and improve the engineering function as a whole? Are you someone who is perseverant with a can-do attitude? If so, this role is for you.
What The Role Has To Offer
* Ability to influence change and improvement while implementing best practices across the engineering function.
* Opportunity to apply technical problem-solving skills on a large scale.
* Exposure to key stakeholders including the executive management team.
About The Team
You will be working across a multi-discipline team including engineers working in software, systems, and hardware. This team will help develop new products for customers across land, sea, and air domains through the full development lifecycle.
Our Opportunity
You will be responsible for identifying, coordinating, and leading improvement activities across the Engineering function, and in collaboration with other business functions. You will use process and project data, identify opportunities for process streamlining and cost reduction in development activities. Act as a “Local Process Correspondent” for the Thales process-based reference system, communicate and effectively implement changes to the process. You will actively monitor implementation across projects to identify weaknesses that need to be addressed and lead the Engineering function for external assessments, guiding the team through preparation, auditing, and non-conformance management.
About You
* Demonstrated ability in improvement planning at both strategic and implementation levels, including a proven record in issue/risk identification, root cause analysis, solution development, and improvement roll-out.
* Experience in implementing an improvement strategy through the management and motivation of improvement teams.
* Great communication and influencing skills at all levels in an organization.
* Trained and experienced in a relevant improvement philosophy (e.g., Lean, CMMI, 6 Sigma, etc.).
* Experience in the product development process and understanding of a range of lifecycle types (Waterfall, Agile) and their appropriate use.
* Understanding of the requirements of recognized standards (ISO9001/AS9100) and relevant experience in their achievement and maintenance.
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We offer market-leading training, development, and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us, and we offer flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have an informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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