Qa jobs in United Kingdom

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

At our Manufacturing facility in Newbury, Berkshire, the Teledyne Reynolds Team design, build and test custom Interconnect Solutions to carry signals from High Voltage Power Supplies to some of the most advanced technologies on the planet, and even beyond.

Our Engineering and Operations teams have been directly involved in fulfilling sales orders and getting hand’s on with products that are now roaming the surface of Mars, orbiting the Sun and about to be launched to land on an asteroid.

Due to high performance over recent years, we are now looking to expand our team as a result. With strong outlook in our Defence, Commercial and Space markets, plus the worlds push to ‘Go Green’ with renewable energy, our new product development is a key focus.

Candidates can expect a varied and interesting role where they can make a real difference with their Quality Expertise to help deliver on a product range that is unique and highly regarded within industry.

We are expecting the successful candidate to bring a fresh perspective to and lead all Quality aspects of our site. You will build on our current success and processes, leading a small team including QA Engineer and QA Inspectors, while working with our Operations and wider Management Team to give our customers the best possible experience, ensuring our product continues to be ‘Everywhere You Look’.

You will be leading on reviewing, developing, maintaining and implementing the Quality Management systems and processes, ensuring compliance with local, national, and international standards and legislation, and in line with Teledyne Company and Customer requirements.

• Work with the Operations and senior management team to drive product quality processes and adherence, promoting a best in class mindset across all departments within the business.
• Lead, manage and coach the other members of the Quality department to ensure key business requirements are prioritised and achieved on time.
• Develop and provide training and support to operational teams to ensure product quality standards are maintained and repeatable processes are followed by creating awareness and engagement.
• Working with customers to ensure any quality related matters and queries are addressed and managed in a professional and timely manner to ensure contract adherence
• Supporting customer visits to site where required, supporting their needs
• Lead and manage Quality audits and inspections to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement. Ensure findings arising from these audits are closed out in a timely manner.
• Review current quality and NCR processes to ensure these are currently fit for purpose and develop new business processes and training materials for any newly develop changes
• Lead on NCR investigations, ensuring processes are being followed and reviews are being closed out to enable any lessons learned are integrated into any process changes needed.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.
• Review, develop and maintain a Quality Management system to comply with ISO9001 & AS9100 standards.
• Assist the Purchasing department with supplier management, including auditing, performance monitoring, re-evaluation and continuous improvements.
• Manage the equipment / tool calibration requirements of the facility.
• Conduct FAT or other customer source inspection related tasks to ensure conformance to build standards and specification, including validation of product records and customer requirements, as required. This may include travel to customer or supplier sites.
• Develop and maintain an E,H&S Management system to comply with ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards.

• Experience of Quality Assurance/Management within and Engineering product manufacturing business, ideally with Electronics or Mechanical products
• Experience of working within defence product manufacturing standards would be of benefit
• Knowledge of interconnect products would be of interest for this role
• Ideally be Audit trained in latest ISO standards would be of benefit
• Experienced in the implementation, development and maintenance of ISO9001/AS9100/ISO14001/ISO45001 management systems.
• Experienced of investigations using tools and processes such as 8D, Root Cause Analysis, LEAN, process approach, 5S, etc.
• Experience of APQP, PFMEA & SPC is advantageous.
• Experience in Lean/Six Sigma principles.
• Experience and skills to enable effective communication with internal teams and customers, with the ability to influence and drive decisions & outcomes.

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Company sick pay
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity
• Local discounts and offers (e.g. gym)

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

.