Operations & Compliance Lead for Continuous Improvement

Bedford Introduction Saab Uk; East Haddon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's largest defence group, seeks an Operations Manager for the BlueBear business in Bedfordshire. You will provide governance, compliance, trials and business coordination support, with a focus on process improvement and performance tracking across Saab UK.

You will lead audits, coordinate risk and business continuity activities, and manage compliance in export control, health & safety and security. Strong leadership and stakeholder communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership capable of driving change across a multi-site organisation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience implementing effective change programmes and continuous improvement.
• Proven risk management experience including business continuity planning and governance.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001 compliance and related processes.
• Awareness of export controls, health & safety and environmental requirements.
• Desirable exposure to ISO 27001 and defence industry frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across the organisation to achieve high standards.
• Focal point for process standardisation and compliance with the quality management system.
• Coordinate critical compliance areas including export control, health & safety, and security.
• Develop and track KPIs to support the Strategic Business Plan.
• Implement processes for capturing customer feedback and track improvements.
• Communicate Operational Excellence across the organisation.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activity.
• Act as Risk and Opportunity Co-ordinator and lead business continuity activities.
• Coordinate compliance activities to ensure resources and processes are in place.
• Lead the implementation of new compliance standards and tools.
• Capture feedback to drive continuous improvements.
• Deliver internal training on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Champion information management within BlueBear.
• Support internal project activity and manage the Facility Coordinator.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Risk management

ISO 9001

Export control

Health & safety

Defence industry

UK MOD familiarity

National Security Vetting SC

Job description

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia's largest defence group, seeks an Operations Manager for the BlueBear business in Bedfordshire. You will provide governance, compliance, trials and business coordination support, with a focus on process improvement and performance tracking across Saab UK.

You will lead audits, coordinate risk and business continuity activities, and manage compliance in export control, health & safety and security. Strong leadership and stakeholder communication are essential.