Description
Supplier Quality Engineer
Programme Name: LCST
Location: Bristol, UK, the role will be hybrid, with expectations to be in office 1-2 days a week with some UK and potential overseas travel.
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Role Overview:
Leidos Europe has an opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) to support assurance and improvement activities within elements of the Logistics Commodities Services Transformation (LCST) programme. This role is Ideal for candidates looking to grow into airworthiness/defence quality.
Reporting to the Air Safety Compliance & Assurance Lead, the SQE will work with a team of quality assurance and compliance colleagues to help deliver internal, external and supplier audits.
As part of the compliance team, you will support quality and compliance activities and contribute to the ongoing development of the programme.
The role will be hybrid, with expectations to be in office at least once a week with some UK and potentially overseas travel.
Duties and Responsibilities:
*Support the development and implementation of procedures and plans to assure the quality of products and services for Team Leidos within the Defence customer’s air domain. Contribute to the improvement of processes and procedures to meet agreed quality and programme performance standards.
*Engage with programme stakeholders to support the effective operation of quality management systems and help ensure procedures are followed across the organisation and supply chain.
*Perform 1st and 2nd Party assurance audits against ISO 9001 standards and, following development AS9100/AS9120, delivering reports that add value and drive continuous improvement.
*Assist with airworthiness-related supplier quality issues and support agreed escalation or intervention activities where required
*Provide timely access to programme, project, and operational documentation in support of Defence-requested activities
*Support the delivery of quality-focused training across the programme to improve awareness and compliance.
*Provide cover for the Air Safety Compliance & Assurance Lead at various working group meetings as required.
Skills Required:
*ISO9001 Lead Auditor certification or working towards certification and will be expected to undergo further training, progressing to AS9100/AS9120 Lead Auditor after probationary period
*A minimum of Level 4 (e.g. HNC) qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
*Experience in a quality, engineering, manufacturing, or technical environment, including exposure to quality management or auditing activities
*UK citizenship
*Be able to achieve SC clearance
Skills Desired:
*Experience working with MOD contracts, policies and procedures including AQAP, Defence Standards, and Joint Service Publications.
*Knowledge and use of Continuous Improvement tools (e.g. Six Sigma/Lean)
*Experience working with the following tools: Power BI, SharePoint, MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Jira
Clearance Requirements:
*BPSS pre-screening required to Start
*SC required for the role
*?Be able to achieve SC clearance
*UK citizenship
Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are:
The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD’s materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).
Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK’s defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tool