Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title:              Quality Assurance Engineer 
Location:              Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    £39,000-£48,000 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF58898

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 Clyde, Faslane site.

The role
As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll provide Quality Assurance support to the Infrastructure Directorate and its associated supply chain and projects ensuring compliance with relevant standards.

Day-to-day, you’ll deliver business area support in the form of BMS governance, non-conformance management, organisational change management and improvement advice.

• Working with other specialists within the infrastructure Compliance team.
• Attending technical and organisational meetings on behalf of Babcock associated with issues affecting “Safe to Operate” as required and provide advice both written and verbal.
• Ensure that all tasks are carried out in accordance with the Company’s cost, time and quality requirements.
• Implementation of the Company Safety, Quality and Environmental policies in the Quality area of the business ensuring that assessments of risks are carried out which lead to safe working attitudes and practices.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, based at HMNB Clyde (Faslane), near Helensburgh with hybrid working arrangements - 2/3 days in the office/onsite and 2/3 days working from home (depending on business needs).

Essential experience of the Quality Assurance Engineer

• Experience gained within a Quality Assurance engineering background working with a high level of developed knowledge, including Leading or Support auditing of Internal/External quality audits.
• Demonstrable experience in supporting a range of engineering, process and quality management issues involving varied levels of complexity.
• Knowledge of Quality Management & Quality Assurance practices as well as Quality Management tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of Risk management techniques, procurement processes, programme management, safe systems of work, Statutory and Regulatory requirements.
• Experience with product Investigation techniques / Root Cause Analysis.

Qualifications for the Quality Assurance Engineer

• ISO 9001(essential)
• HNC in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent (essential)
• Lead Auditor training (desirable)
• CQI Level 3 Certificate, Charted Member of CQI (desirable)Train the Trainer (desirable)

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What 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
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of 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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. 
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 18/10/2024

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