Hybrid Quality Control Engineer

at Babcock International Group

• Job title: Quality Control Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warrington, United Kingdom

About the role

• Quality Control Engineer at Cavendish Nuclear ensuring compliance with customers' quality requirements. Reviewing documentation and producing inspection assignments while managing supplier quality arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Review contract documentation to ensure compliance with customers’ quality requirements and contract specifications.
• Ensure supplier quality arrangements meet project requirements and secure necessary approvals, including customer acceptance of up-front manufacturing documentation (e.g., QCPs, weld schedules, NDT procedures).
• Attend supply chain kick-off meetings to clarify project requirements, standards, expectations, and acceptance criteria for all parties.
• Produce and set inspection assignments for Quality Inspectors, arrange and carry out inspections, and liaise with third parties as required.
• Review and endorse supporting documentation throughout the contract life cycle in line with competency (e.g., NDT reports, weld schedules, EC&I test documentation).

Requirements

• Demonstrate experience in creating and managing Quality Control Plans, Inspection & Test Plans, and verification packages within a regulated environment.
• Show expertise in manufacturing, assembling, and testing turnkey specialist assemblies.
• Bring proven experience in a similar role, preferably within the Nuclear or another highly regulated industry, covering areas such as mechanical inspection of components, weld inspection, electrical inspection, and inspection of assemblies.
• Hold a completed manufacturing apprenticeship (e.g., NVQ or ECITB).
• Possess weld inspection certification (e.g., CSWIP 3.1 or PCN Level 2).
• Achieve internal auditor qualification.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.