At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality excellence in a landmark defence programme and mentor a dynamic team.
- Company: Join a leading defence company committed to quality and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a matched pension scheme, health benefits, and paid volunteer days.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to inclusivity and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on safety and performance in a high-stakes environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in quality management within complex engineering and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Location: Rosyth, Fife, United Kingdom (KY11 2YD)
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Role ID: SF71287
Role Overview
Lead Quality Excellence in a Landmark Defence Programme. Lead the quality management strategy across the T31 programme, ensuring that every product, process and service meets the highest standards of safety, integrity and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and mentoring a team of quality managers and specialists, building a culture of continuous improvement.
- Overseeing quality control and assurance processes to ensure compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Developing and implementing a robust quality management strategy aligned to business and programme goals.
- Driving quality improvement initiatives and identifying risks, ensuring effective mitigations are put in place.
- Working closely with engineering, production, supply chain and regulatory bodies to strengthen quality performance across the programme.
Essential Experience
- Experience in quality management within a shipbuilding or complex engineering environment, in a leadership capacity.
- Strong background in quality control or assurance within sectors such as naval, aerospace, manufacturing or automotive.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams, influence stakeholders and drive change.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, with a data‑driven approach.
- Proficiency in quality management systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
Qualifications
- Chartered Quality Professional or equivalent professional certification – Desired
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
- Holiday Trading: employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement each year.
- Be Kind Day: one paid leave day per year to volunteer with chosen organization or charity
Employment Details
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, full time.
EEO Statement
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Senior Quality Manager in Kirkcaldy employer: Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.
At Babcock International, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, particularly for the Senior Quality Manager role in Rosyth. Our commitment to quality excellence is matched by our dedication to employee growth, offering robust professional development opportunities and a supportive work culture that values continuous improvement. With benefits like a matched contribution pension scheme, flexible working options, and initiatives like Be Kind Day, we ensure our employees feel valued and empowered to make a meaningful impact in the defence sector.
Contact Details:
Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA. Recruitment Team
