Quality Manager

Job title: Quality Manager

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £61,110

What you’ll be doing:

• Competent Quality executive responsible for leading and managing a team of quality professionals in flight line area with Part 145 oversight to maintain business compliance
• Responsible for all aspects of flight line clearances, BMAR, CAT C, customer interface, regulatory interface, customer interface and product acceptance
• Defines team operating standards and ensures quality management system, processes and procedures are followed to meet business performance measures
• Provides leadership, management and support to business and quality professionals
• Responsible for effective management of non-conformance and deployment of effective RCCA

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous experience and knowledge of flying environments, part 145 regulatory requirements, quality certification standards and product safety

• Extensive knowledge and application of Quality Assurance and Quality Inspection processes

• Knowledge of and experience of product safety and the relating product safety framework and education of others

• The ability to lead and influence cross functional teams when undertaking Continuous Improvement activities

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 Typhoon Warton Ops Quality Team:

The team at Warton are responsible for all aspects of flight and ground running certification, product certification and product dispatch. This includes supporting multiple customers and networking with a cross functional team to achieve complex objectives. The team and the role offer a unique and dynamic opportunity for someone to be at the cutting edge of aircraft manufacture and flying, along with opportunities to meet new people and visit new places. The team also manage all aspects of non-conformance with a heavy focus on correction and utilising industry standard approaches to problem solving and prevention. The successful candidate will be joining a diverse and experienced quality organisation and will be given tangible opportunities to engage in applicable training and personal development. You’ll be joining a function that’s been recognised, including the Accredited Employer Scheme with the Chartered Quality Institute and recent award win of International Quality Award: Organisation of the Year 2025.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 6th August 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.