Operations & Compliance Lead – Continuous Improvement

Bedford Introduction Saab Uk

Great Hampden

On-site

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's defence group, seeks an Operations Manager for the Bedford region. You will govern governance, compliance, trials and business coordination to continuously improve BlueBear operations and Saab UK integration.

Based in Bedfordshire, you will implement standardised processes, manage audits, and lead risk and continuity activities across functions. You will drive KPIs, manage export control, safety, and security, and deliver training on continuous improvement while

Qualifications

  • Proven leadership skills to drive change.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Highly motivated self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
  • Experience implementing effective organisational change.
  • Proven risk management and business continuity planning experience.
  • Experience implementing Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 compliance.
  • ISO 27001 experience desirable.
  • Knowledge of UK export control, health & safety, and environmental management desirable.
  • Experience in the defence industry and UK MOD is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Drive continuous improvement across the organisation to high standards.
  • Lead compliance with quality management system and audit readiness.
  • Coordinate export control, health & safety, and security compliance.
  • Develop and track KPIs to support strategic plans.
  • Capture customer feedback and drive continuous improvements.
  • Coordinate internal and external audits and risk/capability reviews.
  • Lead business continuity management activities and risk coordination.
  • Implement new compliance standards and tools across the operation.
  • Deliver internal training on operational excellence as required.
  • Champion information management within BlueBear and Saab UK.

Skills

Leadership
Communication
Self-starter
Change management
Risk management
Quality standards
ISO 9001
ISO 27001
Export control awareness
UK MOD exposure

Job description

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's defence group, seeks an Operations Manager for the Bedford region. You will govern governance, compliance, trials and business coordination to continuously improve BlueBear operations and Saab UK integration.

Based in Bedfordshire, you will implement standardised processes, manage audits, and lead risk and continuity activities across functions. You will drive KPIs, manage export control, safety, and security, and deliver training on continuous improvement while

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