Product Assurance Manager - Production Projects

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join the Quality Assurance team in Bolton, providing support to both the Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams.

Salary:
Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance:
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

• Company Bonus:
  Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working:
  We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
  -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities:
  Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan:
  The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

Are you a Quality professional with a passion for problem solving? Working with our Manufacturing & Supply Chain teams you will lead the Quality Assurance activities on one of our complex Weapon System production lines, thereby supporting delivery of UK strategic defence needs.

• Co-ordinate delivery of the Quality Assurance activities across the Manufacturing Business Units to reduce production programme quality risks.
• Timely resolution of production line issues, by leading multi-functional teams through application of industry standard problem solving tools and techniques.
• Lead delivery of assurance activities associated with industrialisation of our production lines.
• Identify and mitigate production risks through implementation of PFMEA’s, Control Plans, Special Process validation, etc.
• Lead Project Manufacturing Non-Conformance Panels, escalating critical issues to senior management.
• Ensure implementation of any Project specific non-conformance processes within manufacturing.
• Conduct non-conformance data analysis to identify trends, root causes and opportunities for improvement.
• Primary interface to Customer for project contractual deliverables out of our Bolton production facility.

• Support the Project team in developing cost effective project planning to assist in on time delivery of all contractual deliverables, whilst meeting MBDA policy and process.
• Collaborate with the engineering and manufacturing teams to optimise the manufacturing processes.
• Support the delivery of Product Life Cycle Gate reviews, providing assurance of deliverables and ensuring timely closure of actions.
• Provide Quality reporting into Project, Manufacturing and Functional Programme Reviews.
• Drive the Quality culture within the Manufacturing domain to ensure continuous improvement and delivery of the quality strategy and risk assessments.
• Certify and release product to our customer in accordance with the contractual requirements.

• Preferably degree educated, or substantial experience in Quality Management Practitioner of current QA problem solving methods (8D, Six Sigma, DMAIC, etc.)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential and able to influence others in a collaborative way.
• Highly self-motivated,…