Quality Assurance Technician

Leonardo; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Learning & development

Zusammenfassung

Leonardo UK in Southampton is seeking a Quality Technician to support the assurance of product integrity across the IR-detector line of business. You will influence quality practices from concept to delivery and help embed robust processes on site with hybrid working.

You will develop quality plans, investigate root causes, attend audits, and produce metrics from SAP, spreadsheets and dashboards while building knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001.

Qualifikationen

• Develop quality plans, processes and assurance activities across the programme and product lifecycle.
• Experience in quality investigations, RCA and corrective actions to improve performance.
• Undertake internal product and process audits to drive improvements.
• Collect, analyse and produce metrics from SAP, spreadsheets, databases and dashboards.
• Develop knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems.

Aufgaben

• Support the development and deployment of quality plans, processes and assurance activities across the programme and product lifecycle.
• Developed experience in quality investigations, root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action (CA) activities to improve product and process performance.
• Become trained in undertaking internal product and process audits to help drive improvements
• Collecting, analysing and producing metrics from various sources (SAP, spreadsheet, databases and Dashboards).
• Develop a working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems to help role growth.

Kenntnisse

Quality planning

Root cause analysis

Internal audits

Metrics analysis

AS9100 knowledge

Process improvement

SAP

Dashboards

Tools

SAP

Dashboards

Jobbeschreibung

Your impact

Help support the quality foundations within one of the UK's most ambitious aerospace and defence companies.

Job Description

Your impact

Help support the quality foundations within one of the UK's most ambitious aerospace and defence companies.

As a Quality Technician, you will play an important Assurance Engineer within our IR-detector line of business to help influence product integrity, support quality performance across the LOB and help to monitor our robust quality practices are embedded from concept through to delivery.

This role is to be based from our Southampton site with some flexibility regarding days onsite subject to work commitments and production support requirements (Hybrid).

What You'll Bring As a Quality Technician

• Support the development and deployment of quality plans, processes and assurance activities across the programme and product lifecycle.
• Developed experience in quality investigations, root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action (CA) activities to improve product and process performance.
• Become trained in undertaking internal product and process audits to help drive improvements
• Collecting, analysing and producing metrics from various sources (SAP, spreadsheet, databases and Dashboards).
• Develop a working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems to help role growth.
• Familiarity with Quality tools and techniques, including Root Cause Corrective Action, Process Mapping, First Article Inspection (FAI) would be advantages.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we're here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location

GB - Southampton

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid