Head of Quality (Infrastructure) - Submarines
Full Time – Hybrid
Derby - Raynesway
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
You will provide leadership and direction on Quality to the aligned business in line with the defined business strategy, enabling the business to achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction.
Key Accountabilities
Provide leadership on the development & deployment of the Quality strategy to enable aligned business area to achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction
Develop the people capability (skills & knowledge) and culture of reporting team as well as employees in the aligned business to ensure process compliance and meet regulatory, customer and business requirements
Lead on the systems of governance including metrics and Key Performance Indicators within the aligned business to maximise efficiency and effectiveness in meeting requirements, business goals and enhancing its reputation. Where Quality performance diverges from target, drive and coach the business on how to recover
Ensure relevant law / regulation, customer requirements and business strategy are understood; to agree the compliance strategy and ensure the effective implementation and deployment of this into the Operating System and/or Suppliers. Where applicable, to fulfil a specific role as defined by applicable law / regulation and / or to manage the interface with a regulatory body.
Partner with the risk owners, provide proactive assurance for the aligned business area that regulatory, business and customer requirements will be met through an assurance strategy targeted at risks and associated controls
Drive change to the Operating System, Management System and/or Supplier Quality Management Systems Requirements (ie SABRe/GS3001 where appropriate) to mitigate risks, maximise effectiveness and eliminate cost / waste through insight obtained from proactive assurance and problem themes
Protect the business and customer through coaching on how to manage high impacting and complex problems to reduce the impact and to ensure the necessary corrective and preventative actions are completed and verified in a timely manner. Where applicable, support and manage External Customer Interfaces to ensure World Class Customer satisfaction
Enable the aligned business to achieve Right First Time through the coaching and application of defect prevention methodologies, reducing the risks from technical, human and organisational factors to our products
Enable the aligned business to achieve Right First Time through the coaching and application of defect prevention methodologies, reducing the risks from technical, human and organisational factors to our products
(Supplier/Partner Facing) Provide Quality leadership to drive supplier maturity and improvement to deliver performance that enables the business to achieve its goals and enhance its reputation. To also ensure Quality input to the assessment of prospective suppliers for suitability, fit and capability in respect to the commodity / sourcing strategy
Discharge leadership accountabilities into the various business areas to ensure Quality is achieved within all engineered product, manufactured product and in-service supporting activities
Key Experiences and Qualifications
- Professionally qualified with relevant experience in Quality and Aerospace/Defence/Nuclear/Power Systems/Other Advanced Manufacturing Industry
- Well-developed customer and relationship management skills to work as part of the Business and Quality Leadership team, and with other internal and external Stakeholders and Industry bodies
- Knowledge of problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies, eg; Six Sigma, Lean & 8D
- Ability to influence strategy and assess the related Quality implications in a challenging operational environment
- An understanding of Human factors and Human Performance
- Experience of leading teams, influencing and building relationships at different levels
- An understanding of a positive safety culture and of its promotion
- Ideally, have operational experience of activities within the relevant approved organisation scope
- Competent on all relevant International/Industry standards, such as Part 21/145/AS9100/ISO9001
- Competent on all relevant International/Industry standards, such as Part 21/145/AS9100/ISO9001
- Regional variations for Experience and Qualifications may apply.
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.
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