Quality Manager

Company Overview

Metrea is a defence company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects as-a-service across a spectrum of domains including Air & Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Synthetic. Metrea Management provides central services to eleven (11) global capability units via Operations, Solutions, Strategy, Legal, and Finance teams.

Capability Unit

Metrea Management is our global shared service providing support for the Capability Units (CU) in areas such as People, Operations, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Information Technology.

Position Summary

The Quality Manager is responsible for supporting and enabling the quality processes and certification of the UK and European capability units initially across ISO9001/AS9100 and ISO27001, with future plans to expand into other standards. You will be working in an international team, with a global quality focus, and as such will be required to travel to support capability units across all our markets.

You will be taking a lead role in creating an internal audit plan and performing internal audits, managing documentation, and engaging with suppliers to ensure a cohesive and collaborative quality culture is maintained at Metrea. You will be responsible for all aspects of surveillance and recertification audits, and contribute to business improvement initiatives. You will perform initial contract review for requirements and compliance definition as well as development of an ongoing compliance management plan.

Role And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, deployment, and continuing sustainment and improvement of a robust Quality compliance environment that supports the Metrea business but could include Safety, Quality, Environmental and InfoSec content
• Responsible for the compliance and certification of applicable standards in UK and EU capability units
• Responsible for promoting a quality culture across the organisation
• Identify areas across the enterprise where improvements in process can be made
• Work with business leaders to attain ISO and other industry accreditation where it is required
• Responsible for the development of and maintaining a robust quality and compliance operation
• Be practical in identifying where improvements are necessary and where current practices are sufficient
• Assist the Head of Quality in a global approach to compliance
  
  

Skills And Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in a Quality role, preferably in an industry with stringent compliance rules (defence, finance etc.)
• Strong background and experience as a auditor to include professional certification
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to interface and collaborate with all levels of leadership and be an active change agent
• In-depth knowledge of national industry regulations
• Understanding of business management principles
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft suite, in particular Sharepoint and Teams
• Attention to detail
  
  

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value “rooted in humility” is supported by four key attributes; entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning & over-deliver which combined; form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, and how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

Health and welfare

Retirement plan eligibility

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Ability to achieve UK security clearances is required.

Travel

There will be an expectation of infrequent international travel, and travel to UK offices.

Work Location

London/Harwell/Lincoln/Remote