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Full Time Position for a driven and pro‑active person with exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills. This role will drive the quality management system within SubSea craft while supporting the Production and Procurement Teams and will have exposure to all areas of the business.
Base pay range
* Full Time
* Permanent
* Salary: £65,000‑£75,000 DOE
Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately‑funded, UK‑based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next‑generation, high‑performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting‑edge design, and user‑centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.
What We Offer
* Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Wellbeing Day – An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
* Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
* Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
* Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
* Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
* Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
* Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work‑life balance.
* Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.
Responsibilities Will Include
* Reporting into Operations and supporting all business departments.
* Overseeing and evolving the Integrated Business Management System and Quality Management Systems.
* Helping departments align process to recognised standards and drive continual improvement to process throughout the business.
* Managing a team of quality engineers focusing in on production and supplier quality.
* Scheduling and running internal and external audits, to maintain our ISO9001:2015 accreditation.
* Embedding AQAP defence standards, including NATO quality assurance regulations and quality plans.
* Introducing AS9100 standards into the business where appropriate.
* Driving the introduction of configuration management into business process to ISO standards.
* Developing, implementing and monitoring quality control processes and procedures for manufacturing operations.
* Analyzing production non‑conformance to identify trends and areas for improvement.
* Training and supporting staff on quality control procedures.
* Having an in‑depth understanding of design and manufacturing documentation to monitor and ensure that production processes are implemented correctly.
* Establishing and maintaining quality standards for supplier materials and components through a supplier quality manual.
* Conducting supplier audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
* Collaborating with suppliers to resolve quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
* Developing and maintaining supplier performance metrics and reporting systems.
* Collaborating with customer service and sales teams to address quality‑related customer concerns.
* Building and monitoring quality issues logging process (Incident and observation reporting system).
* Reporting quality metrics and progress to senior leadership team monthly.
* Working with design engineering to establish suitable standards of quality for products in accordance with applicable legislation.
* Exhibiting excellent verbal and written communication skills to pass information clearly and accurately.
* Meeting set deadlines and understanding when problems need to be referred upwards.
* Organising and presenting information clearly, concisely and accurately.
* Demonstrating strong leadership, motivational and mediation skills, and the ability to take initiative without guidance.
* Providing exemplary internal and external customer service and strong interpersonal skills.
* Being adaptable – maintaining established processes whilst initiating and driving change and efficiencies.
* Showing a collaborative and proactive / ‘can‑do’ working style.
Qualifications And Experience
* Lead Auditor
* Degree in Quality Management, Engineering or related field.
* Minimum of 8 years of experience in quality management within the manufacturing and defence industry, preferably in marine manufacturing.
* Proven experience in embedding ISO, AQAP and AS standards.
* Full UK Driving License.
* Proven leadership and team management abilities.
* Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Location: Portsmouth with some travel to Portland in support of craft operations and Test and Trials periods.
Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, including an existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.
What We Expect From You
* Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration.
* Initiative and independent working.
* Honesty and integrity.
* Business and commercial awareness.
* Agility, adaptability and continuous development.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.
Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.
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