Quality Controller

Job title: Quality Controller

Location: Samlesbury – Onsite only

Salary: £47,683+ (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Liaising between internal & external stakeholders to resolve Quality issues and ensuring appropriate corrective actions are implemented
• Ensuring all required non-conformance management processes are followed
• Reporting Quality performance to the management team
• Contributing to Management System development/deployment/maintenance, including Quality policy and processes as appropriate
• Ensuring the effectiveness of the Quality system through audit and process confirmation
• Identifying and implementing Quality improvement activities and promoting the Zero-Defect philosophy

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Quality or Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting
• Relevant apprenticeship or degree
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

• A background within aerospace products and/or processes
• Experience with toolsets such as Six Sigma or Lean
• Knowledge of AS9100 rev D
• Working on Carbon Fibre and with Carbon products

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 incentive.

The MSDU Quality Control team:

The Manufacturing Service Delivery Unit (MSDU) team plays a vital role in ensuring the seamless execution of advanced manufacturing processes within the aerospace industry. Based at our Samlesbury site, the MSDU team collaborates closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams to maintain the highest standards of product integrity and regulatory compliance

With a strong focus on continuous improvement and professional development, team members have the opportunity to progress within the business, gaining experience across multiple quality-related functions. A comprehensive training package is available, allowing team members to develop their expertise and contribute effectively to our world-class manufacturing operations

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.

Closing Date: 11th February 2025

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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