Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Merthyr Tydfil

18 month contract

Great £ rate (Inside IR35)

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers.

It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers

It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers.

We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements.

We are seeking a proven Quality Assurance Engineer to focus on visual inspection of parts for a major Armoured Vehicle Programme, being built and delivered in Merthyr Tydfil.

What will I be doing?

You will be dealing with quality defects on the shop floor products.

This will include liaising with the Operations, Engineering and Manufacturing teams to understand the issue and help to resolve it by:

• Containing the problem to stop it getting any worse.
• Quarantining the defective part such that it can't be used.
• Resolving the issue with the defective part to either rework it or replace it.
• Liaising with the wider team to ensure effective communication.
• The role will also include undertaken visual Inspection activities on the product.

If you have experience in these skills and are looking for the next step in your career then this role could be for you.

Our 4 day Flex working pattern gives you every Friday off, to spend more time doing the things you enjoy!

So if you are interested in joining a team who are part of a programme of national importance then there has never been a better time to apply!

We may not know what's going to change the world next, but chances are we're already working on it, and you can be part of the story too!

What skills will I need?

• Dealing confidently with people from a range of backgrounds and technical ability in a high pressure environment.
• Effective decision making and taking responsibility to see the issue through to resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of IT skills with standard MS Office packages.
• SAP Quality module experience desirable but not essential.
• Experience of root cause and corrective action investigations, as a desirable.

Points to be aware of:

• There will be a training programme you will need to complete, for roughly a month, prior to joining our manufacturing teams in Wales.
• You will need to be able to support staying away at our main headquarters in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, at your cost, prior to commencing work on this programme down in Merthyr Tydfil.
• We will pay the standard rate to you though, in this training period, you must cover your own expenses.
• You will need to achieve full UK SC level security clearance prior to joining.
• You do not need a specific background in defence, or armoured fighting vehicle design and build.
• This role is 100% on site with no remote, hybrid or home working.
• We can consider Quality Assurance Engineers from most mechanical engineering biased domains.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and reflect our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence.

By engaging with all our employees' diverse talents and experiences every day, we can innovate different and better, creating cutting edge solutions and unparalleled customer value.

We know that diversity of thought leads to better solutions for our customers.

Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team and would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the criteria set out in our job advert.

In addition, we are committed to inclusion of all individuals and will make reasonable adjustments to our applications process.

If you require assistance or adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] or call 023 92 458 000.