Job Title:              Senior Quality Engineer
Location:              Bristol, Ashton Vale + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                SF58886

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 Senior Quality Engineer at our Ashton Vale site in Bristol. 

The role
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The key focus of this role is to support the delivery of one of our most important Engineering manufacturing contracts on time, to the right quality and to the planned cost.

Day-to-day, you’ll collect and analysis data, collating product discrepancies, provide advice, guidance and support to the business on all matters related to quality, ensuring outputs meet customer and regulatory requirements in a timely manner.  

 

Represent the customer’s interests and help to maintain the open and collaborative relationship we have. Liaise regularly with the customer quality representative Provide quality input and advice through the product lifecycle Identify quality risk and work to mitigate, manage and escalate to programme leadership Oversee progress and sign-off on completion of the delivery process to give the customer assurance their requirements have been met Quality planning in production and supply chain to drive a Right-First-Time culture Lead investigations into quality escapes, managing through to preventative action using suitable tools and techniques

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2/3 days in the office/onsite and 2/3 days working from home dependant on business needs. 

Experience of the Senior Quality Engineer 

Quality background with considerable practical, hands-on experience and be familiar with how quality applies throughout a product or service delivery lifecycle Previous customer-facing roles or experience is beneficial Experience of implementing quality improvements and encouraging culture change within an organisation Experience of auditing quality ISO management systems or equivalent Awareness of ISO9001 standards An excellent working knowledge of quality tools and problem-solving techniques Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement tools 

Qualifications for the Senior Quality Engineer 

Membership of a recognised quality institute – desirable. (Babcock can support you through this if not already obtained) ISO9001-2015 internal auditor – desirable. (Babcock can support you through this if not already obtained) Experience working in quality within a manufacturing environment – 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 up to 8% of salary, 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

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.

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