Quality Assurance Manager

Location:

Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Hybrid working – Belfast

Are you an inquisitive individual that has a passion for Quality Assurance? Are you looking for your next challenge with the opportunity to work within a highly regarded team that will support your learning and development? Then look no further.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an impactful Quality Assurance Engineer / Quality Assurance Manager to join our Integrated Air Systems (IAS) team. Within IAS, our high‑tech solutions enable us to monitor and detect threats from multiple sources in near real time.

• Work for an expanding domain in growth mode
• Experience working on design and development of products which a geographically unique
• Working on projects at the forefront of defence technology

• Plan and perform project audits and surveillance activities in accordance with the Project Quality Plans and audit strategy.
• Act as the customer’s representative inside the project or bid team, maximizing customer satisfaction and supporting any actions.
• Manage and analyse reports to continually improve quality within the project, ensuring quality performance is managed and reported to meet project time‑scales.
• Encourage and develop best practice, promoting a quality culture and an environment of continuous improvement.
• Lead project QA activities to ensure that quality tasks are carried out in accordance with agreed work packages.
• Generate monthly QA Advices for allocated project and bid reviews in accordance with guidance and reference system.
• Effectively generate, assure and manage non‑conformances, with realistic stage target dates and actions agreed with NCR owners; raise alerts when appropriate with escalation to reduce risks to the business.
• Support customer surveys and work with functions to establish any necessary improvement plans resulting from customer feedback.

• Proven experience working as a Quality Engineer or Quality Assurance Manager in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Detailed knowledge of current quality and related working practices and standards, preferably AS9100.
• Qualified auditor or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to promote quality within the wider operations team.
• Experience working within a project structure and managing work packages – desirable.
• Member of, or working towards membership of, the Chartered Quality Institute – desirable.

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include a pension plan, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection and an employee assistance programme. In addition, our flexible benefits platform lets you customise benefits such as healthcare cash plan, health assessments, family cover, private medical insurance, additional leave, gym membership discounts and more.

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan with a bonus, 27 days annual leave plus one company day plus UK public holidays, a Friday lunchtime finish and the opportunity to volunteer up to 3 days to support local charities and communities.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to our success. We ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. All are welcome to apply.