Description
Senior Quality Engineer
Role Summary
We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Scotstoun as a Senior Quality Engineer.
The role will be an initial 20 month contract and will be providing professional support, advice and guidance for all Quality aspects throughout the business. And provide assurance & support, implement best practice, ensure standardization of Quality tools and techniques across Naval Ships
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Zero-Defect Culture/Right First time across Naval Ships and into Supply Chain
- Support with the facilitation of Quality training, support, standardisation, assurance and best practice activities across the business
- Implementation of Quality Tools and Techniques across Naval Ships
- Lead/support Quality Investigation within the Naval Ships programmes
- Support cross discipline audit teams driving improved compliance to QCP
- Lead/support cross functional risk-based process improvement auditing
- Support closure and measure effectiveness of RC, CA and improvements actions
- Liaison with third party auditors such as Lloyds Register and customer
- Support cost of poor-quality activities and realise sustainable benefits.
- Undertaking assurance activities such as quality process confirmations and compliance
Key skills & qualifications
- Support and provide in depth knowledge and experience of delivering quality improvement
- Detailed knowledge of Quality tools and techniques
- Strong technical knowledge, particularly within the areas of quality assurance, product assurance, quality control, quality management and third-party management
- In depth knowledge of management systems, including ISO9001 and their application to projects
- Internal auditor qualified (IRCA Lead auditor qualification advantageous)
- Six Sigma or equivalent improvement training desirable
- Experience of Shipbuilding desirable
- Experience of working within a large, complex, Matrix engineering led organisation is highly desirable
- Fully understand company vision, strategic aims & objectives.
- Strong problem-solving skills to produce innovative solutions
- Evaluation of sometimes complex data and situations using multiple sources of information
What we're looking for in you
Strong audit and investigation competence required with a focus on improvements and delivery of improvement projects evident
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Well-developed analytical/problem solving/decision making skills.
Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
Stakeholder management skills.
Location: Scotstoun
Rate: £26.66 per hour (INSIDE IR35)
AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.