Quality Controller

Job Description

Job title: Quality Controller

Location: Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £49,400+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Liaising between internal & external stakeholders to resolve Quality issues and ensuring appropriate corrective actions are implemented
• Ensuring all required non-conformance management processes are followed.
• Reporting Quality performance to the management team
• Contributing to Management System development / deployment / maintenance, including Quality policy and processes as appropriate
• Ensuring the effectiveness of the Quality system through audit and process confirmation
• Identifying and implementing Quality improvement activities and promoting the Zero Defect philosophy

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Quality or Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting
• Relevant apprenticeship in a technical discipline
• A logical approach to problem solving with experience applying standard quality tools and techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Conversant and experience with Microsoft toolsets

Desirable:

• A background within aerospace products and/or processes
• Experience with toolsets such as Six Sigma or Lean
• Knowledge of AS9100 rev D/NAD CAP

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Quality Control Team:

Working within the Quality control team offers an engaging and dynamic role within a close-knit team of 10 individuals, each organized into smaller groups of 2-3 members reporting to a team leader. As a Quality Controller, your responsibilities extend to collaborating closely with both Operations and Engineering teams to uphold the standards of our manufactured products, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and regulatory standards. Your role involves offering guidance and support on all matters related to quality assurance to the broader manufacturing team. Each day presents new challenges and opportunities for collaboration, fostering a teamwork-oriented environment where every member’s contribution is valued. The team’s cohesive approach and shared commitment to quality ensure a fulfilling and rewarding experience as part of the Quality control team.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 29th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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