Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer - Shift Role

Location: RG30 3RR, with free onsite parking.
Package: £47,690 with enhancements (generous shift allowance & other local working area enhancement)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. This role will be working on a two shift alternating pattern between earlies & lates.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Senior Quality Engineer for the Assembly Tech Centre

This role is ideally suited to a professional in quality, who has experience in evaluating manufacturing and operational processes, leading initiatives to improve efficiency and compliance, and has demonstrable evidence in previous roles of bridging the gap between engineering, production, and customer by driving a culture of continuous improvement.

This shift based role will be responsible for collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including design, production, and engineering, to ensure quality requirements are integrated at every stage of the product lifecycle. The right candidate will be able to leverage their technical expertise to evaluate materials, processes, and final products, requirements and customer expectations.

In addition to technical responsibilities, the Senior Quality Engineer will often take on a leadership role, mentoring junior engineers and quality personnel. They act as quality ambassadors, providing training on best practices, statistical quality control methods, and problem-solving tools. Through effective communication and analytical skills, they should be able to influence decision-making and ensure that the organisation delivers products and services that align with its vision for excellence.

Ultimately, the Senior Quality Engineer is a vital driver of AWE's success, ensuring both the integrity of products and the satisfaction of stakeholders. This role demands a proactive, detail-oriented, and innovative mindset, combined with the ability to lead and inspire teams toward achieving exceptional quality standards.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• knowledge in quality management, data analysis, problem solving and performance improvement.
• Relevant HNC/HND or equivalent qualification and/or experience.
• Membership of a recognized related professional body or working towards i.e. MCQI.
• Training in the use of lean and six sigma techniques and/or other related problem solving and improvement tools.
• Awareness of EFQM, CMMI or equivalent assessment methods, tools and frameworks.
• Training in key ISO Standards.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Planning and delivery of Quality engineering working as part of a team, or individually, within the area they represent.
• Provide specialist expertise in the application and deployment of Quality tools and techniques within their represented area.
• Advises on the application of the Quality engineering, and its application within the workplace.
• Act as a subject matter expert to a technical multi-functional team to resolve problems when required by the area they represent.
• Provision of technical review and guidance on process development and Quality application within their specialist field.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Capable in the use of problem solving and improvement tools and techniques (e.g. Lean Six Sigma methodologies)
• Lead Auditor Qualified or Experience

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.
• In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Burghfield.

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