Quality Controller

Job Title: Quality Controller

Location: Samlesbury-On site We offer a range flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £49,400+ Dependent of experience

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders to investigate and resolve quality issues, ensuring timely implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions
• Support non-conformance processes, ensuring full compliance with established quality standards and procedures
• Analyse and report quality performance metrics to the senior management team, providing clear insights and recommendations for improvement
• Support the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), including policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the Quality system through audit and process confirmation
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance performance and actively promoting a Zero Defect culture

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Quality or Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting within a highly regulated environment
• Relevant apprenticeship or degree
• Previous experience of reporting and delivering information between key stakeholders

Desirable

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

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

At BAE Systems Air, we bring together world-class expertise to deliver advanced military air capability across global markets. With an unrivalled UK track record supporting platforms such as Typhoon, F-35 Lightning II, Tornado and Hawk, we provide cutting-edge air power, information superiority, and innovative training solutions to customers worldwide.

Joining our Assembly Quality team means becoming an integral part of a high-performing function that underpins precision, compliance, and continuous improvement across complex aerospace programmes. You will contribute directly to the delivery of products that support critical defence capability, working within a collaborative and technically advanced environment.

The role also offers valuable exposure to our international partners, including opportunities for secondment to US partner sites, providing unique global experience. There are clear and supported career progression pathways, with the opportunity to develop into Senior Quality Engineer or Quality Manager roles through structured Personal Development Plans. Movement across facilities and product areas within the wider Quality function is actively encouraged, enabling broad experience and long-term career growth. Support is also available for professional development, including Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) qualifications.

This is an opportunity to build a rewarding career within a globally respected defence organisation while contributing to the delivery of world-leading air capability.

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 17th March 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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