Welding Inspector in Bristol

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity: We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and have grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish. Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPC's two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects ‘clean energy’ benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

The Welding Inspector supports the BIS manager by ensuring effective coordination of the surveillance activities allocated to the BIS team to ensure the surveillance is performed in accordance with the contract plan. The BIS coordinator duties are split approx. 50:50 with the role of a source inspector.

Role responsibilities:

• Perform in-house witnessing as required by the supplier Inspection and Test Plans to meet programme demand, working to project deadlines and targets.
• Recording results for inspections undertaken, highlighting any non-conformance and accepting or rejecting finished items as required.
• Liaison with the Quality Management Leads to ensure appropriate levels of surveillance are deployed and support the development of the NNB Surveillance plan.
• Work alongside the supplier inspection function to ensure all contracted requirements have been met.
• Review supplier quality records to allow the quality release certificate to be signed enabling product to be released to site.
• Performing daily inspections, completing checklists and producing weekly summary reports.
• To be familiar with the Scope of Work, the Contract Specifications and appropriate National / International Standards, the drawings and the procedures.
• Raise and monitor non-conformance documentation as required during source inspection activity.
• To carry out any other inspection duties as requested by, and agreed with the BIS Manager.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• To review the resource requirements on a weekly basis and allocate inspectors to ensure all surveillance priorities are met, considering holidays, sickness & inspector competence.
• Attend a weekly meeting to communicate the resource plan and escalate any issues.
• Act as the single point of contact for any new surveillance requests for the BIS team.
• To provide technical guidance to the source inspectors on implementation of the BIS management arrangements.
• Coordinate RFT reporting for the BIS team.
• Work with the source inspectors to ensure that the TPR’s are completed and up to date.
• Support standard diary contract meetings as required.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.