Quality Systems Specialist

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 DOE

Full Time

Permanent

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.

Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.

Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.

Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.

Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice

Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.

Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Responsibilities will include:
  

Reporting into the QHSE Lead and supporting the wider business to achieve its objectives.

Oversight, planning and conducting internal audits, to maintain our ISO9001:2015 accreditation.

Drive continual improvement throughout the business.

Develop and implement processes and procedures to enhance our operations.

Work alongside the Enterprise team to ensure new systems meet Quality Requirements and have the appropriate Process and Procedures to support.

Analyse current workflows and exercise the freedom to redesign or improve procedures/Processes.

Assist in the preparation and hosting of external audits to international standards and our future customer assessments.

Assisting in the Integration of our QMS, SMS and EMS to form our Business Management System.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to pass information clearly and accurately.

Have the ability to meet set deadlines and to understand when problems need to be referred upwards.

Have the ability to organise and present information clearly, concisely and accurately.

Strong leadership, motivational and mediation skills, and the ability to take initiative without guidance

Exemplary “internal” and “external” customer service and strong interpersonal skills

Adaptable - maintaining established process whilst initiating and driving change and efficiencies.

Collaborative and proactive / 'can-do’ working style.

Qualifications and Experience:

Internal Auditor Trained ideally Lead Auditor Trained

Minimum HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Have experience in working within the requirements of NATO AQAP’s

Minimum of 3 years of experience in quality management within the manufacturing industry, preferably in marine manufacturing

Full UK Driving License

Strong problem-solving skills

 What we expect from you:  

Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration  

Initiative and independent working  

Honesty and integrity  

Business and commercial awareness  

Agility, adaptability and continuous development