Quality Control Engineer

Job Title:              Quality Control Engineer
Location:              Leicester, Leicestershire 
Compensation:     Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF61905

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 a Quality Control Engineer, at our Leicester site.

The role
As a Quality Control Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will support the wider mechanical work activities of assembly, test and receipt inspection work being conducted at Whetstone.

Day-to-day, you’ll inspect visual and dimensional supply chain deliverables, on occasions, conduct inspections at source.

• Support the project management process for our kitting and as required, demand spares projects.
• Provide support and advice on all matters QC&I as required. 
• Manage priorities for inspection and document review in coordination with project teams.
• Apply the Business Management System (BMS) appropriately for the projects, produce and communicate project reporting data, including, but not limited to, technical query and non-conformance reporting.

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

Essential experience of the Quality Control Engineer:

• Recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector.
• Awareness of Engineering principles and common project challenges.

Qualifications for the Quality Control Engineer:

• ONC / HNC / Craft or equivalent in Mechanical / Production Engineering

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 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
• 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:   06/02/2025

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