Quality Assurance Engineer

Job title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Washington, Tyne & Wear

Grade: 6

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1000

You're expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP). If you don't feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview, you will be giving consent for the Recruitment team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Reviewing Shop Floor records, ‘First Off’ items for Quality Department, approving technical specifications, drawings, and endorsing Certificates of Conformity as an approved signatory

Performing Internal Audits, supporting External Audits, and supporting the development of audit responses and robust corrective actions which prevent identified problems from ever happening again

Monitoring and analysing reject, rework, and RFT data, and presenting information to management

Monitoring and supporting non-conformance / quality issue management

Conducting and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities

Working with Manufacturing Engineering to improve the QMS (Quality Management System)

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Qualification in an engineering discipline (Science or Engineering degree, HNC, HND) or substantial time served in an Engineering discipline

Experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably of a similarly highly controlled nature (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, medical devices, etc.)

Ability to conduct and support Continuous Improvement (CI) activities

Excellent numeracy and mechanical comprehension

Desirable:

ISO 9001 Internal auditor certification

Experience of operating within a multi-functional team with ability to manage workload and priorities

Experience in coordinating project teams

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 Quality Team:

Supporting production processes, identifying quality-related issues, developing rework procedures, and applying continuous improvement across the site are just a few of your everyday responsibilities. You will have a positive outlook and can motivate and include people, interact with stakeholders at all levels, present data and information to management. Within the Quality structure, there are excellent chances for career advancement throughout Land UK.

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.

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.

Closing Date: 15th May 2024

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.