Quality Controller

BAE Systems; Gregson Lane; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Gregson Lane, England, is seeking a Senior Quality Controller to lead a team and ensure high quality standards across aerospace and defense programmes. This role involves driving continuous improvement, managing compliance, and collaborating across functions. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Quality or Engineering and experience with aerospace quality requirements. Competitive benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Knowledge of quality requirements for aerospace and defence contracts (e.g. AS9100).
• Experience applying standard Quality tools and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of quality professionals.
• Build strong partnerships with suppliers and customers.
• Oversee all non-conformance management processes.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Quality or Engineering Bachelor's degree or relevant apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Lead and inspire a team of quality professionals, driving high standards, compliance, and continuous improvement across all quality activities.

Build strong partnerships with internal and external suppliers and customers, ensuring all regulatory and customer requirements are consistently met.

Oversee all non-conformance management processes, including concessions, quarantine, and At-Risk procedures, leading investigations and delivering timely resolution of quality issues.

Deliver comprehensive quality management reviews and reporting, ensuring visibility and accountability for non-conformance management and resolution.

Manage third-party certification approvals and audits, supporting internal system, process, product, and people audits to maintain compliance and excellence.

Collaborate across functions to embed a quality-driven culture, supporting the Quality Manager in senior business reviews and acting as deputy when required.

Maintain and govern quality delegated authorities, ensuring clarity, compliance, and effective decision-making.

Join our Quality Control team at Samlesbury and take the lead in driving excellence across some of the world's most advanced defence programmes. As a Senior Quality Controller, you'll manage and support a team of professionals, ensuring standards are met for internal and external customers.

You'll play a key role in deploying industry-leading tools, audits, and corrective actions, shaping the future of quality performance while developing your own skills and career.

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Qualifications:

• Quality or Engineering Bachelor's degree or relevant apprenticeship
• Knowledge of quality requirements for aerospace and defence contracts (e.g. AS9100). Relevant experience in aircraft Quality, Engineering or Operations
• A logical approach to problem solving with experience applying standard Quality tools and techniques
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels including Microsoft Office suite - experience
• Exceptional organisational and project management skills with demonstrated ability to lead projects

Desirable:

• Broad experience of the Air business including key aspects of the product and service lifecycle
• Knowledge of NAD CAP processes and practices would be advantageous in apply for this role (but not a necessity)

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.