Document Controller

Document Controller - Defence Quality

Location: Colchester, Essex

Department: Defence Quality

Company: Woods Air Movement, part of FläktGroup

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Document Controller to join our Defence Quality team at Woods Air Movement in Colchester.

This is an important role supporting our defence projects, where you will be responsible for developing and maintaining consistent document control processes and ensuring technical documentation is accurate, compliant, traceable and ready for customer and project requirements.

You will coordinate document reviews, work closely with internal teams and external customers, and compile complete technical documentation packs for defence products manufactured at our Colchester site.

We are looking for someone with strong document control experience within a defence, engineering, manufacturing or other highly regulated environment, who is confident handling detailed technical documentation and working with multiple stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Standardise and implement an effective document control structure across defence projects.
• Compile and deliver complete, accurate and compliant technical documentation packs.
• Coordinate internal and external document reviews and approvals.
• Maintain accurate, traceable and easily retrievable documentation in line with our Quality Management System.
• Develop and maintain document control procedures to meet MoD project requirements.
• Work closely with customers to ensure document references and requirements are aligned.
• Liaise with internal departments, customers and other external stakeholders to ensure documentation meets project and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve document control processes.
• Use document control systems and Excel to manage documentation and reporting.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of the business.

About You

Ideally, you will have:

• 3 to 5 years' experience in document control, quality documentation or a similar role.
• Previous experience within defence manufacturing or a comparable regulated engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of engineering and technical documentation.
• Experience of working within quality and regulatory requirements.
• Experience coordinating document reviews, approvals and revisions.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to document management.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience using document control systems.
• The confidence to communicate with customers and stakeholders at different levels.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to improve existing processes.

About Woods Air Movement

Woods Air Movement has been manufacturing in Colchester since 1909 and today employs around 250 people across a variety of functions, including engineering, manufacturing, sales, product assembly and testing.

Woods is part of FläktGroup, an international provider of HVAC products, systems, services and solutions.

Our Colchester operation is FläktGroup's Centre of Excellence for Axial, Air Movement and Fire Safety products, supporting customers and projects around the world.

Our values

Our Culture Is Built Around Four Key Values

Ambition - We set challenging goals and strive for excellence.

Entrepreneurship - We challenge the status quo, take initiative and look for better ways of doing things.

Accountability - We do what we say we will do and act with integrity.

Teamwork - We work collaboratively, inclusively and transparently across our business.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Christmas shutdown
• 4% pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Employee discount scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Early finish on Fridays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to mental health support
• Learning and development opportunities
• Free tea and coffee
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Woods Sports & Social Club membership

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and recruit individuals based on their suitability for the role, qualifications and experience. We welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Right to work

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants will therefore need to have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

No recruitment agencies, please.