At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure top-notch quality in defence projects and support critical infrastructure.
- Company: Join Babcock, a leader in defence engineering with a commitment to safety.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous holidays, pension scheme, health perks, and employee share options.
- Other info: Full-time role with excellent career growth in a highly regulated environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while developing your quality assurance skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in quality assurance within engineering and knowledge of ISO 9001 required.
The predicted salary is between 33900 - 42400 £ per year.
Drive quality excellence across critical defence infrastructure. At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Assurance Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role involves:
- Providing quality assurance guidance to project stakeholders across planning, delivery, installation and commissioning.
- Supporting the development and review of Quality Management Plans and Inspection and Test Plans.
- Monitoring quality activities across projects and supply chain, ensuring compliance with standards and requirements.
- Reviewing and assuring Life Time Quality Records to confirm design intent and compliance.
- Supporting senior quality engineers in delivering assurance across the full project lifecycle.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience:
- Experience applying quality assurance and quality control techniques within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of quality management systems and regulatory frameworks, including ISO 9001.
- Understanding of document control, change management and continuous improvement processes.
- Awareness of statutory and regulatory requirements relating to quality assurance.
- Experience working with supply chains and project-based teams.
Qualifications:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering or quality discipline.
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
- Knowledge or experience of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
We offer:
- 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.
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At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site where you can contribute to vital defence programmes. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through comprehensive training opportunities and a supportive culture that values quality excellence and teamwork. With competitive compensation, generous benefits, and a focus on work-life balance, joining us as a Quality Assurance Engineer means becoming part of a mission-driven team dedicated to ensuring the safety and reliability of critical infrastructure.
