Are you looking for the opportunity to be a Quality focal point within an organisation, using your knowledge to advise and support the business to meet contractual obligations?
At Leonardo Helicopters, we have an exciting opportunity for a Contracts and Programmes - Team Leader within the Quality Systems area of the business. You will be leading a team of 3 dedicated professionals to provide support to the business on all aspects of Quality Contracts and Programmes.
The position is predominantly onsite with the occasional option to work from home and a level 6 on our Salary and Career Progression Framework.
What you’ll do as a Contracts and Programmes Team Leader
Prepare quality plans, and other data item deliverables, when required by the business or customer
Support the Programme Management Office in meeting contractual obligations regarding the timely provision of quality deliverables and be the Quality focal point within Integrated Project Teams (IPTs)
Communicate contractual quality terms to the Quality Manager (Contracts and Programmes), to ensure potential issues are resolved in a timely manner
Communicate contractual audit requirements to the System Monitoring lead
Maintain and communicate a clear working plan and, where appropriate, gain agreement and commitment to that plan by all stakeholders
Maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of the international quality standards, contracted by our customers.
Manage and identify quality risks within your own area of expertise
Conduct quality investigations as necessary
Manage the review of processes within your own functional area, ensuring continuing adequacy in meeting business requirements and manage non-conformance
When required, lead and participate in meetings with MoD and Milex customers and/or their authorised quality representatives to negotiate and agree specific contractual quality terms and conditions
Plan own work and that of others, identifying critical dependencies and risks, creating implementation, mitigation and control plans and reporting status
Develop others and take a proactive approach in personal development
Promote and maintain the Departmental Procedures Review Process
Responsible for carrying out internal audits in accordance with CPR.035.13 and CPR.061.14.
What We Need From You
Educated to NVQ L4 or degree level in a relevant discipline
Lead Assessor qualification is desirable.
Good interpersonal and team skills with the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing to all levels of the organisation, customers, partners and suppliers.
Proven experience in either Quality, Commercial or Programme environment.
Sound business knowledge including key processes.
Ability to build good people relationships both internally and externally and lead the team to achieve business outcomes.
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Life at Leonardo
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
Company funded flexible benefits We offer award-winning flexible benefits plan, having won the Best Flexible Working Policy Award, Best Flexible Benefits Strategy and Best Flexible Benefits Plan in 2023. These include; access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.
At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.
Primary Location
GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd
Contract Type
Permanent
Hybrid Working
Hybrid
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Computer and Network Security
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