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Vacancy Title: Aerospace & Defence Quality Engineer

Vacancy Location: Ellesmere Port

Engagement Type: Permanent

Your Company

Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Gold Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Your New Role

Our QHSE family is dedicated to developing, implementing, and maintaining an effective health, safety and environment management system that drives continuous improvement, safe systems of work and behavioural practices at all levels of the organisation.

This role carries out internal audits to ensure compliance with outside regulatory requirements and internal policies. It recommends change through presentation of findings and knowledge of local laws and regulations affecting Survitec’s business, along with the skills to interpret and apply law and regulation to business operations.

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Delivers audit assignments for nominated business or customer areas. Develops individual audit plans and detailed scope; delivers the fieldwork required to gather and report findings and opinions; agrees on corrective actions with auditees, and refers serious or contentious issues to the lead auditor

• Works within established global and Survitec QHSE framework, policy and processes established regulatory and governance systems and protocols, as well as external regulation and guidelines

• Investigates standard incidents using current and appropriate processes, systems and procedures, taking action to solve immediate compliance issues. Advises more senior colleagues on complex problems

• Carries out a range of complex activities to generate evidence to validate existing and new quality assurance test methods and procedures

• Carries out a range of quality management activities under the guidance of senior colleagues to contribute to the identification and evaluation of current policies and business processes that are in the scope of the Quality Management System. Works as part of a wider Aerospace and Defence Quality team to design, develop and document new procedures and business processes

• Resolves queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and related policies, referring to others where necessary for interpretation of policy

• Organises and prepares complex documents using a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Gathers and summarises key data for special reports

• Designs own monthly schedule and, if necessary, assigns work to others to speed up office workflow and ensure high-priority tasks get done

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of the work you do. Working at Survitec is fast paced, challenging and incredibly rewarding. This is not just another job; this is your career.

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria

• 3+ years experience in a senior HSE position

• People management experience, planning and managing resources to deliver functional objectives

• Great communicator

• Confident in delivering and reporting on critical business challenges to senior leadership

Why You Should Work for Us

• 33 days holidays including public holidays

• Hybrid Working Policy

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Life Assurance up to 4x salary

• Pension Scheme

• Training & Professional Development Opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

How to Apply

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If you would like more information regarding this role before applying, please feel free to reach out to us via Linked In or via recruitment@survitecgroup.com.

Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day.

We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.