Senior Quality Specialist – Quality Auditor

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Job title: Senior Quality Auditor

Location: Warton Unit - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary: £52,084 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and conduct Quality Audits across the Air UK business management system providing confidence that the controls are being applied effectively and consistently to maintain AS9100 certification

• Support the Governance and Assurance Quality manager in developing and deploying the Air Quality Audit strategy

• Support the Audit programme manager in reporting audit outcomes and insights to top management and audit programme sponsors

• Identify business Improvements to move the business beyond compliance to a more effective and efficient organisation

• Complete Audit follow up to support the business in audit finding management

• Interviewing and reporting to all levels within the organisation

Your skills and experiences:

Essentials:

• HND/HNC (or equivalent relevant experience) in Quality or a STEM subject

• An experienced Auditor who has led and managed audit teams who is familiar with the international management system auditing standard (ISO 19011) and has knowledge of quality requirements for aerospace and defence contracts (e.g. AS9100/9001)

• Have the ability to drive improvements, moving the organisation forward from beyond compliance to a more efficient and effective one

• Ability to adapt, be flexible and to work across a number of sites and location within the Air UK business

Desirables:

• Good knowledge of the application of high-level structured Management Systems and integrated Audit schedule design

• Six sigma green or black belt accreditation

• Chartered Quality Professional or IRCA accredited professional Auditor

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 leave incentive.

The Central Quality Governance and Assurance team:

The team support the development and deployment of the Quality audit strategy, with a specific focus to complete audits at several UK based sites in support of the delivery of the AS9100 process performance audit schedule. Within the team you will have an opportunity to work closely with senior internal stakeholders across the business including the Quality Director, Functional Directors and assurance leads.

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.