Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Leicester

12 Months

SC Clearance

Job Purpose

To provide quality assurance support to the business in support of service delivery, with specific emphasis on support to the assurance programme and projects. The role exists in order to develop and implement quality arrangements across all delivery activities.

The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for ensuring that activities (e.g. audits) are undertaken to establish the implementation status of the above arrangements and the reporting of such information.

Key Responsibilities

• This position requires an individual who understands the structure of the Business Management System (BMS); is able to review and update BMS documentation; is able to support problem solving or improvement activities and support activity against an agreed assurance programme.
• Provides support to the (Senior) Quality Manager [where appropriate] in maximising resource utilisation factors relevant to the business area
• Provides advice and support to the business on all aspects of quality, including the delivery of its quality plans, ensuring appropriate quality levels are allocated to control of work activities
• Provides support to the planning, scheduling, conducting and reporting of audits
• Provides support and advice to the business on planning to meet standards relevant to its activities, particularly those specific to new projects
• Provides support to the reviewing of findings from independent assurance activities
• Supports the implementation of necessary corrective and preventive actions to remedy any non-compliance found and to avoid recurrence
• Supports the delivery of a continual improvement process across the business
• Ensuring any site quality non-conformances / issues are managed and closed out
• Ensuring Supplier quality arrangements are reviewed and approved / acceptance in accordance with site / project requirements, including Customer approvals
• Monitoring progress against the site quality arrangements, identifying areas of concern to the overall project and where necessary escalate to Line Management
• Ensuring the requirements for site lifetime records are clearly identified and that such records are prepared and maintained, including all relevant review and approval activities, concurrently with site activities
• Leading Self: Is a role model, demonstrating Cavendish principles, promoting health, safety and wellbeing, respect and inclusion
• Leading Others: Owns the performance and development of their team members, including effective and ongoing communication and feedback
• Leading Resources: Responsible for effective planning and organisation of resources to deliver on customer promises

Experience/Qualifications/Skills

Essential:

• Science/Engineering degree or equivalent qualification plus experience

Desirable:

• Chartered member of the Quality Institute and registered on appropriate CPD scheme
• Approved Auditor qualification (or has demonstrable skills and track record)
• Have a proven track record preferably gained within a similar role in the Nuclear or
• other highly regulated high hazard industry
• Good working knowledge of the Nuclear industry
• Good working knowledge of all relevant quality standards and requirements
• Good working knowledge of the Customers quality requirements where appropriate
• Good working knowledge and application of ISO9001 (and ISO17025 where relevant)
• Ability to investigate events using industry best-practice causal analysis tools

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Quality Engineer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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