Quality Manager

Luton, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Job Description

As Quality Manager you'll deploy the quality strategy in your assigned line of business and coordinate the activities required to meet the quality standards set for projects, products and services. You'll work with the wider teams and functions to ensure that this quality is consistent and meets both external and internal requirements. You'll be a key player and driver to promote Quality throughout the organisation and strive for a culture of excellence.

What You’ll Do As a Quality Manager

• Provide leadership for the development and promotion of a Quality culture and excellence in your line of business in line with the overall Quality Strategy
• Develop and establish quality-process links with customers, both internal and external in line with the Business Management system and oversee continued compliance and embedding across the line of business.
• Proactively work with all key stakeholders to support and facilitate problem solving, continual improvement activities.
• Develop, reinforce and support the roll out of advanced quality techniques based on risk management and focussing on preventing problems from occurring in the first place.
• As part of the role you will continuously be encouraged to reflect together with the teams on how to further develop the role of quality within the organisation considering aspects such as customer value co-creation, digitalisation, new technologies, removal of non-value added activities and the ever so important sustainability.
• Organise, lead, coach and develop a team of Quality Engineers, with the aim to embed Quality and deliver (on time) Quality outputs throughout the project/product Life Cycle as well as to ensure the provision of Assurance expertise and capability to the various projects and programmes.
• Ensure and support activities, such as (but not limited to) development of Project Assurance Plans (PAP), management of non- conformance (MRB, complaint management), root cause analysis, auditing, risk management, APQP activities, cost-of-non-quality and cost-of-quality reduction programs.
• Establish and maintain a set of performance KPI's to allow informed decision making.
• Attend and contribute in Sector, Programme and IPT meetings and represent the Quality Function at senior level in the sector
• Deliver programme specific assessment plans which help the Programme Manager focus on and resolve Programme risk and realise opportunities.
  
  

What We Need From You

• Experience in a similar role within an electronics, avionic, automotive, defence, space or similar advanced manufacturing Industry
• Good understanding of advance quality tools (e.g. FMEA, control plans), life cycle management and/or advanced product quality planning (APQP)
• Excellent knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis tools (e.g. 8D, DMAIC)
• Excellent understanding of AS9100 / ISO 9001
• Experience in quality auditing to AS9100/ISO9001/DAOS including the Supply Chain is a plus
• Strategic and solution oriented thinker
• Good organisational skills and able to develop and manage project plans
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to influence people without authority
• Experience with coaching and developing people
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficient with IT, particularly MS Office
• Ability to travel both nationally and internationally if required
• Lean 6sigma green or black belt is a plus
  
  

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit https //www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below
  
  

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

Primary Location

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid