Quality Engineer

This is a site-based role within heavy engineering / fabrication, a hands-on role suited to someone who is technically strong, personable, and able to work closely with production, fabrication, and welding teams to maintain and improve quality standards across the business. We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Quality Engineer to play a key role as part of our team who make sure we consistently deliver work that meets our rigorous quality and customer standards.

Balaena Tyne has a clear vision to build customer success. We have earned an enviable reputation for delivering engineering strength across the commercial marine, major fabrication and defence sectors. From our Tyne facility, we are currently delivering units for the Future Submarine Programme, vessels designed to the highest standards to protect us. We are working on projects of national importance on some of the most sophisticated vessels ever built, helping to secure the nation's future defence.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries.

Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance, Compliance, Clear Communication.
• Review security sensitive client IP to determine quality requirements like material grade, welding process, NDE requirements, intervention points, acceptance criteria, verifying records and any stipulated intervention points.
• Develop, manage and update multiple inspection test plans for projects, looking at Scope of Work, Inspection and Test Activities, Responsible Parties, Frequency of Inspections, Documentation and Acceptance Criteria.
• Collaborate with our project team to ensure the ITPs are aligned with requirements and build the manufacturing record books, ensuring all reports generated during manufacturing processes are completed.
• Conduct surveillance tours of the units at our Tyne facility to flag any quality concerns.
• Work with the team to resolve identified quality issues.
• Attend and contribute within project progress and quality meetings.

Requirements:

• A degree in Engineering or a related field or minimum HND or equivalent qualification with strong knowledge of welding and fabrication processes.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, spot concerns and constructively and efficiently work on solutions with customers.
• Experience in quality engineering and inspection plan creation and management.
• Technical expertise and knowledge of heavy fabrication processes, materials and industry standards with a keen eye for detail and understanding of the importance of quality.
• In-depth knowledge of quality standards and regulations.
• Organisation, communication and diplomacy skills developed through both working on projects and within teams.
• IT skills with various Microsoft packages such as Pro, Word and Excel.
• Comfortable working as part of a small developing team who will support the development of others.

Why join us?

• Personal Growth: This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries.
• Financial Security: Important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution by A&P Tyne up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary.
• Healthy Living: We support healthy living and provide help when needed, including sick pay and a health cash plan for everyday healthcare costs.
• Work-life Balance: We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays, maternity, paternity and parental leave support.

Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles working for Balaena are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us. You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.