Job: Quality Systems Specialist
Location: Bristol/Milton Keynes with some hybrid working options. Travel to other work sites is also expected if required by the program.
Duration: Maternity Cover - Expected to start within 2/3 weeks following a successful interview

Please Note: This role does not offer sponsorship so please do not apply if you are on a visa or require sponsorship at any point within the next 5 years.
You must be a UK resident and hold proof of this.

Our client who is one of the worlds largest Defence companies and is looking to appoint a Quality Specialist to take ownership for the provision of Quality Assurance and Compliance monitoring within a MOD Information Services Portfolio.

This role is to provide Quality Assurance support to the Defence Information program. This is a key role in providing quality assurance against ISO9001, ISO27001, ISO20000 and ISO44001 standards. The Quality Management System is certified to ISO9001:2015, ISO27001 and ISO44001 as well as AS9100D and AS9110C. The day-to-day role will support with maintaining programme compliance as well as conducting internal and supporting external audits to demonstrate compliance. The Quality Specialist will essentially be responsible for contributing to the maintenance of the current certifications and supporting the delivery of new ones as the company grows. The Quality Specialist will be a member of the Quality Assurance - Digital Programmes team within the Quality function and report on Quality matters to the Bristol Quality Lead and Digital Programmes Quality Manager.

Job Description

• Reviews change proposals, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development.
• Prepares and maintains Quality policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
• Analyse process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of problems. Participates with stakeholders to develop potential preventive or corrective actions and implementation.
• Conducts research, compiles and analyse performance reports and process control statistics, to continuously improve process capability.
• Conducts quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers' ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions and develops a coordinated response for management review and approval.
• Conduct hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements and reports results to management.
• Analyse data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Digital Programmes Quality Manager, the role has the following key responsibilities:
• Act as a primary quality point of contact for nonconformities and corrective Actions raised against respective programmes
• Responsible for Bids and Proposals support using the Early Quality Involvement criteria
• Responsible for planning and supporting Key Customer and Supplier joint management meetings
• Completion of internal audits within the assigned and agreed timescales in line with the annual Audit plan
• Management of Non-Conformance from Cradle to grave including RCCA and verification
• Data collection and production of the slide pack for the Corrective Action Board (CAB)
• Supporting external audits as required
• Supporting hardware and software compliance to standards
• Attend Engineering Gate Reviews within allocated programmes
• Work with the Quality Lead and the WCPQ function to drive continuous improvement from a quality perspective

Expectations

• An understanding and previous experience of Quality Assurance Management
• A basic Engineering Lifecycle knowledge
• HNC in an Aerospace/Engineering discipline
• An experience in Aerospace/Defence background is highly desirable
• Lead/Internal Auditor AS9100/ISO9001
• Knowledge of MAA Regulations
• An understanding/experience of conforming to the Defence Standards
• Have a good understanding of Quality Management techniques
• Continuous Improvement Techniques and Management

Please Note:
This role does not offer sponsorship so please do not apply if you are on a visa or require sponsorship at any point within the next 5 years.
You must be a UK resident and hold proof of this.