Senior Quality Auditor - ISO 9001/AS9100 | Hybrid Work

General Dynamics UK Limited; Oakdale; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Nine-day fortnight / compressed hours

Career development plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the UK is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer (Systems Auditor) to maintain and improve management systems, reporting to the Head of Quality and promoting a culture of “Right First Time, Every Time” across projects and programmes.

You will lead internal audits, support external certification activity, and drive continual improvement across engineering, projects and departments in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• QA diploma or engineering degree or equivalent.
• Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, with practical audit experience.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:D in design/manufacturing.
• Audits, non-conformances and corrective actions management.
• Root cause analysis support and data-driven improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication across functions.
• Proficiency with MS Office and collaboration across teams.
• Willingness to travel to other locations, including overseas.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a risk-based system audit programme.
• Plan and conduct internal audits against the schedule.
• Evaluate compliance with contractual, regulatory and management system requirements.
• Prepare audit reports, document non-conformances and improvement opportunities.
• Agree corrective actions with auditees and track closure.
• Maintain Audit Action Tracker and analyse trends.
• Support external certification audits and coordinate itineraries.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage non-conformances.
• Contribute to management reviews for ISO certifications.
• Assist in change control of business process library and special audits.

Skills

Lead Auditor

ISO 9001

AS9100

Quality Engineering

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Communication

MS Office

Travel readiness

Education

Quality Assurance diploma or HNC/HND/degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the UK is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer (Systems Auditor) to maintain and improve management systems, reporting to the Head of Quality and promoting a culture of “Right First Time, Every Time” across projects and programmes.

You will lead internal audits, support external certification activity, and drive continual improvement across engineering, projects and departments in a complex environment.