Quality Assurance Lead
Edinburgh
Paying up to 27p/h (Umbrella)
Responsibilities:
* Support in driving objectives to meet targets including LPS/KPI goals, QL4 effectiveness, supplier and customer timely RCCA.
* Contribute to IPT requirements to deliver a compliant product in a timely manner meeting all cost and safety requirements.
* Support the creation of Quality Plans defining quality assurance activities aligned to Risk, Opportunity and Improvement.
* Provide leadership to the Assurance Teams in order to meet Programme and IPT objectives.
* Actively ensure LPS goals for Quality KPIs including QNs, MRB, FRBs etc are achieved by supporting improvement plans and active management of key activity.
* Lead the Assurance function's improvement plans across all phases.
* Attend and contribute to key meetings including (but not limited to) IPT morning meetings, DPU forums, Engineering WO meetings etc.
* Take leadership in ensuring concessions/production permits, IDN requests, CoC signoffs, Receiver requests, CoAs are processed correctly.
* Support achievement of quality assurance milestones within the Programme, Product and Project lifecycle.
* Ensure delivery of reports and supporting data to the Programme, Project and function in a timely manner.
* Actively manage root cause and corrective action investigations.
Experience required:
* Further education and experience ideally in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or experience in Defence Electronics or a similarly "complex" industry.
* Be able to demonstrate knowledge within the areas of AS9100 / ISO9001 and Continuous Improvement.
* Experience with Quality Tools such as Root Cause Corrective Action, Pattern Fault Lifecycle, Process Mapping, Verification and First Article Inspection.
* Be a logical thinker, capable of harvesting complex data into actions with practical solutions that support business goals, in 'the language of the business'.
* Have good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style across all functions of the business.
* Have experience working with Customers and Suppliers.
* Have experience working in a manufacturing environment.
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