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Quality Leader

Job Title: Quality Leader

Location: Newcastle (Supplier Locations) – On Site

Salary: £45,628+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading the onsite team and scopes of work – fabrication & machining activities from a Quality perspective
  • Managing on the supplier on al Quality deliverables
  • Reporting into the Supply Chain Manager on site
  • Managing non-conformances and Quality reports
  • Visiting and managing the supplier on the Sub tier work activities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • CSWIP 3:1
  • Auditing experience
  • Experience of Quality documentation (ITPs & MRBs)

Desirable:

  • Machining experience
  • Managing suppliers form a Quality perspective

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 Strategic Manufacturing and Jigs Quality Team:

As a part of the team, you will be responsible for managing and improving suppliers to deliver strategic manufacturing and Jigs product to the business to support the programme. You will have great leadership skills and provide guidance and support to other members of staff. This is a great opportunity to join the company and progress your career further.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 10th 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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.

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Quality Leader

BAE Systems
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Full-Time

Published on 27/01/2025

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