Product Assurance Manager

at  MBDA

STEVENAGE

A phenomenal opportunity has arisen to join the Force Protection & Area Protection Product Assurance team supporting projects in the development & production phases of the life cycle at our Stevenage/ Bristol site.
You will play a pivotal role within a growing team with the aim of ensuring all core Product Assurance activities are met, as well as the potential to work with domestic and international colleagues on projects involving transfer of technology.
Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 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.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• 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…

• Handling the small UK national Product Assurance team to ensure the required level of Quality Assurance support to MBDA programmes and their Customers.
• Ensure objectives are defined and communicated to your team, and reporting lines are understood and agreed
• Handle assigned budgets and where applicable ensure the accountabilities are clear.
• Define both the Product Assurance and Company Business procedures to be deployed within the project and ensure they are tailored accordingly to meet the project’s needs. Present relevant Quality issues to your programme’s internal customers
• You will find pragmatic solutions for customers, whilst maintaining robust quality integrity
• Working for Head of Product Assurance Programme, to ensure that the team has the skills and capabilities needed to provide Quality Assurance to the Programmes Directorate
• Consolidate and mitigate functional and project risks and issues and provide feedback to internal Customers
• Act as a Key Point of contact for the supporting Quality Network and using that network to deliver the necessary Quality Assurance support to the project
• Leading acceptance events / trials for MBDA equipment in both laboratory and Customer environments (includes UK and Foreign travel)
• Co-ordinate and delegate tasks and work packages within the support Quality Assurance team
• Support bidding work and providing estimated Quality Assurance effort for new packages of work
• Support a positive team working environment in line with MBDA values and behaviours
• Supporting recruitment activities as necessary to grow the local Quality Assurance team
• Being actively involved in ISO9000 and AS9100 assessments and in internal quality audit activitie