Stevenage
Are you looking for an extraordinary new opportunity?
We are seeking a Quality Improvement Manager working for the Quality Assurance function and working across the business to lead delivery of improvement
Salary
: Circa £
60,000
depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working
: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance
: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
* Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
* Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
* Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
* Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
* Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
The opportunity:
This is a new role created to support our capacity to lead and support complex product and process investigations and deliver sustainable process improvements, requiring the use of structured improvement methodologies and the ability to steer and lead multifunctional teams to deliver improved performance.
You will be working with key operational collaborators across MBDA to effectively diagnose root causes of product issues and process performance gaps in order to deliver required improvements. This will be an ideal role for anyone passionate about leading 'hands on' quality and continuous improvement who can combine both technical improvement skills with a practical and engaging approach.
This role will focus on working across the business functions in order to:
Lead product and process investigations to conclusion using structured problem solving and improvement methodologies
* Agree and identify key performance risks to target improvement support
* Support and advise ongoing investigations using advanced analytical skillset and structured use of improvement / quality tools
* Deliver complex analysis support using the lean six sigma toolset – for example DOE, Gage R&R, Hypothesis testing
* Promote and develop practical use of structured improvement approaches within the teams involved
* The first focus of this role is hands on delivery of improvement – working with the teams to make sure we use the improvement tools to effectively identify root causes and then deliver practical and sustainable improvements, a real opportunity to make a difference working with a wide range of teams across the business.
What we're looking for from you:
* Engineer / Manager with experience of structured improvement / problem solving methodologies, quality management systems, techniques, and processes.
* HNC/HND level qualification is desirable with experience within Engineering or Quality Assurance.
* Certified Lean Six Sigma Black belt or equivalent demonstrable skillset
* Excellent communication & social skills – an ability to lead and influence change, and engage with a diverse range of teams.
* Experience of successfully solving complex problems and delivering improvements using advanced analytical approaches, statistical tools and techniques
* Experience of leading successful improvement projects in a complex environment
* Flexible approach and adaptability to work across a wide range of quality and business related topics and programmes
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