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Do you have a background in quality assurance and a passion for continuous improvement? Could you bring your quality assurance expertise to our diverse team to support the UK Armed Forces? If so, 1710 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) wants to hear from you!
With a heritage dating back to the 1930s and based in Portsmouth Dockyard, 1710 NAS is a mixed Civil Service and Military team of technical specialists from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, that uses scientific and engineering reasoning to overcome UK MOD aircraft operational issues to recover, sustain and enhance aviation and general military capability.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
We are looking for an individual with a sound understanding of the principles of quality assurance and continuous improvement. The job will require you to lead a small team of Military and Civil Service personnel in order to run the Quality Management System (QMS) covering the diverse remit of the Squadron from engineering standards and practices to materials laboratory testing. This will include planning the annual audit schedule, writing and reviewing audits, and engaging with the relevant external authorities necessary to maintain 1710 NAS Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) accreditation.
You will be empowered to advise the Management Board on matters affecting quality to ensure that 1710 NAS provides a consistently and high standard output to our customers across UK Defence.
Travel to satellite locations within the UK are occasionally necessary. Attendance at conferences and on visits to external partners could also be a part of your role if desired for your continuing professional development.
Responsibilities
As the Quality Assurance Manager within our team, you will be responsible for:
- Managing a small team (2 Civil Servants and one Royal Navy), to ensure that the 1710 NAS QMS meets the requirements of the ISO 9001, ISO 17025 (test laboratories) and BRd 763 (Naval Aviation Quality Manual) quality standards.
- Act as a Lead Auditor, managing the internal audit programme, carrying out internal audits (as required the Squadron has a number of trained auditors) and coordinating improvement activities.
- Analysing and presenting quality management data.
- Advise the Management Board on matters affecting quality.
You’ll report directly to the Quality System Owner who will support and guide you in your training and professional development within the team.
Person specification
Your skills will be invaluable and will include:
- Sound knowledge of the principles of quality management
- Ideally, previous experience of quality assurance and auditing
- Strong IT skills
Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, the Defence Air Environment (DAE) and its regulatory framework would be beneficial, as is knowledge of the ISO 17025:2017 standard.
Qualifications
With strong English and Maths skills we’re seeking applicants with relevant quality management knowledge and ideally, those who hold an ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor qualification. They should also have a flexible, adaptable and inquisitive approach to work.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- MQ 2.2 – Quality Thinking
- MQ 5.2 – Evaluation of Measures and Results
Benefits
£9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We’ll provide a great range of benefits including:
- Excellent learning and development
- Chartership and accreditation support
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- A competitive salary
- Onsite gym
- Generous annual leave
- Flexible working
- Onsite parking
Our Ethos: We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for individuals with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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Selection process details
Applications will be assessed following the closing date and if successful at the sift stage, you will be invited to interview.
Sift will be based on CV and the following Behaviours:
- Changing and improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Leadership
Interviews will be a blend of Behaviour, Technical Skills and Experience type questions. Interviews will take place at 1710 Naval Air Squadron, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth
Behaviours:
- Changing and improving
- Working Together
- Leadership
Technical Skills (From MOD Managing Quality Framework)
- MQ 2.2 – Quality Thinking. Looks across business functions and hierarchies to promote a holistic view of the organisation and its Quality requirements. Promotes a culture of decision-making based on factual evidence and the measurement of performance.
- MQ 5.2 – Evaluation of Measures and Results. Facilitates the development and use of appropriate measures of operational performance and product/service quality across the organisation to ensure fact-based decision making. Helps establish priorities for change.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Lt Cdr Tom Lever
- Email : thomas.lever838@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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