Electrical Quality Controller

Job Title:              Electrical Quality Controller
Location:              Whetstone, Leicestershire
Compensation:    Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF62711

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Quality Controller, at our Whetstone, Leicestershire site.

The role
As an Electrical Quality Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working closely with the Electrical Assembly and Test Department (EDAT), you’ll inspect critical components, advise on best practices, and help deliver complex projects with confidence. This is an opportunity to build your technical expertise while contributing to high-profile, meaningful work that supports the future of engineering excellence.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the autonomy to manage inspections, influence quality improvements, and work alongside technical experts on projects that matter.

• Provide support and advice on quality control matters.

• Manage inspection and document review priorities with the EDAT management team.

• Apply the Business Management System (BMS) for projects.

• Communicate reporting data, including technical queries and non-conformance reports.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based in Whetstone, Leicestershire.

Essential experience of the Electrical Quality Controller:

• Ability to read and interpret wiring and circuit diagrams.

• Competent in advising on and selecting inspection, measuring, and test equipment.

• Skilled in concise and accurate inspection and test report writing.

Qualifications for the Electrical Quality Controller:

• Apprenticeship or minimum HNC level qualification with relevant electrical/electronic modules.

• Working knowledge and training in IPC 610, 620, 1711/21, and J-STD-001 standards is desirable 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) progressing to 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 UK Cavendish Nuclear employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually

• ‘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.

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 

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: 02/06/2025

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