Operations Excellence Lead - Compliance & Improvement

Bedford Introduction Saab Uk; Great Oakley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee governance, compliance, trials and business coordination for the BlueBear operation in Bedfordshire. You will drive continuous improvement and KPI tracking to support the strategic plan across Saab UK functions.

The role requires robust leadership, risk management, and experience with ISO standards, export controls, health & safety, and environment. National Security Vetting may be required for the position.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills with ability to drive change.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across levels.
• Highly motivated self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
• Demonstrable experience implementing effective change in an organisation.
• Proven experience managing risks and implementing risk management policies incl. business continuity.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 compliance.
• ISO 27001 knowledge/desirability.
• Awareness of UK export control, health & safety and environmental management.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across the organisation to achieve high standards.
• Be the focal point for process standardisation and compliance with the quality management system.
• Be the focal point to Saab UK functions for critical compliance areas including export control, health & safety and security.
• Develop and track KPIs to support the delivery of the organisation's Strategic Business Plan.
• Implement processes for capturing customer feedback, communicate success and track change where required.
• Communicate Operational Excellence throughout the organisation.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit activity.
• Act as Risk and Opportunity Coordinator and lead all business continuity management activities.
• Coordinate compliance activity such as export control ensuring sufficient resources and processes are in place.
• Coordinate the implementation of new compliance standards and business support tools.
• Capture and track internal feedback on processes to drive continuous improvements.
• Deliver internal training on continuous improvement / operational excellence where required.
• Champion information management within BlueBear.
• Support internal project activity where required and manage the activities of the Facility Coordinator.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Risk management

Quality management systems

ISO 27001

Export controls

Job description

Saab UK is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee governance, compliance, trials and business coordination for the BlueBear operation in Bedfordshire. You will drive continuous improvement and KPI tracking to support the strategic plan across Saab UK functions.

The role requires robust leadership, risk management, and experience with ISO standards, export controls, health & safety, and environment. National Security Vetting may be required for the position.