Project Quality Engineer – Quality & Compliance Lead in Bristol

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.

The individual in this role will support all quality activities on the programme and provide support to the Project Quality Manager where required. The role will report directly into the Project Quality Manager (dotted line into Lead Project Quality Engineer’s).

Responsibilities

• Forming part of the quality management team within the programme and work with other programme team members to deliver a successful Demonstration / Manufacture Phases.
• Contribute to the delivery of the quality related project milestones customer-related programme milestones within the Demonstration / Manufacture Phases.
• Provide full and effective support, in assigned areas of quality activity to the project (i.e. inspection planning, audits, process management, coaching and training).
• Liaising with the Team Leader Quality Technician to guide and support the activities of Quality Technicians with their daily tasks, taking over and resolving any quality issues they discover.
• Support or act as lead auditor in the planning, conducting and reporting of system, process and compliance audits.
• Facilitate and liaise with key stakeholders and process owners in non-conformance resolution and corrective actions.
• Analysis of data, identify themes and recommend corrective actions, including continual improvement to the Project Quality Manager.
• Manage and take responsibility for routine Quality activities without immediate supervision.
• Manage and take responsibility for non-routine Quality activities with some supervision.
• Able to access, have clear understanding of and apply the Management System documentation.
• Support certification activity for both internal and supply chain requirements.
• Support procurement activities throughout the programme, ensuring the effective implementation of standards and quality processes within the supply chain.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce risk or improve project performance.
• Sharing best practice across the team and wider business.

Qualifications

• Be a quality professional, with internal auditor status or equivalent experience.
• Have a good level of experience in quality management and inspection planning.
• HNC qualified in an appropriate technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Have a fully developed working knowledge of Quality / Inspection Planning and Assurance systems; policies, processes, procedures and records.
• APQP - Good working knowledge, leading its deployment and application from a QA perspective in a major project.
• Experience of ISO 9001/ EN9100 standards.
• Experience of visual inspection, non destructive testing (NDT), dye penetration testing and dimensional inspection of welded assemblies in accordance with requirements/drawings.
• A working knowledge of facilitating/leading Root Cause & corrective action (RCCA) methodologies; 8D, Fishbone, 5 Why, relationship diagrams, six sigma etc. gathering and analyzing evidence and leading cross functional teams.
• Relevant quality qualification and/or membership of appropriate professional body.
• Experience in quality assurance and quality conformance principles and application.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market.
• Annual incentive scheme.
• Life assurance.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays.
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%.
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes.
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.