Senior IMS Specialist

Location
Abu Dhabi, AE

About the Job
LAHAB DEFENCE SYSTEMS (LDS) focuses on design, development, and production of medium and large calibre munitions and weapons systems. As the UAE’s only medium and large munitions manufacturer, we leverage over 25 years of expertise and experience to serve leading defence and security organisations across the MENA region and beyond.

Key Responsibilities
The Senior IMS Specialist role is strategic within Governance and Standards, working collaboratively with certification bodies, regulators, internal stakeholders, and across the business to ensure our integrated management systems (IMS) are suitable, adequate, and effective. The role includes:

• Facilitating independent and major investigations affecting one or more parts of the business
• Planning, managing, and executing management system audits both internally and externally
• Acting as the focal point for professional communications on behalf of the Quality department
• Providing business continuity governance and assurance
• Managing calibration and providing IMS training
• Coordinating and executing management reviews and driving a culture of risk reduction, root cause analysis, and nonconformance prevention

Experience and Education

• Minimum: 7+ years of experience in quality management/assurance, or similar roles in a manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years leading quality teams on complex systems engineering programmes
• Preferred: 6+ years Defence industry-specific experience with substantial GCC exposure and at least 5 years Quality Management/Assurance experience within complex engineering programme environments
• Minimum: Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) ‘Practitioner’ grade or above, Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline, Certified ISO 9001 Internal/Lead Auditor
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Quality; multiple lead auditor certifications in Quality, auditing qualifications (e.g., AS9100 / ISO 9001 lead auditor, etc.), CQI ‘Practitioner’ grade or above