Onsite Nuclear Lab Quality & Compliance Lead

Westinghouse Electric Company; Preston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & development opportunities

Community service events

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in the UK seeks a Laboratory Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management System for nuclear fuel products and related projects at the Springfields Fuel Site. You will ensure ISO compliance, manage audits, and oversee a small team on site.

The role reports to the Chemical & Metallurgical Services Department and requires on-site presence, with responsibilities across quality documentation, audits, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree (2:2) in a scientific or quality discipline.
• Working knowledge of quality management principles and systems.
• Experience maintaining or auditing quality systems to ISO 17025, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.
• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
• Externally certified auditor status.
• Experience with analytical quality control in chemical laboratories.
• Experience in the nuclear or chemical industry.
• Understanding of uranium conversion processes or links between analytical quality and safety cases.
• Knowledge of NQA1 requirements.
• Familiarity with corrective action systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage, implement and maintain a fit-for-purpose Quality Management System aligned with customer, site and industry standards.
• Maintain quality documentation, including procedures, work instructions and the Management System Manual.
• Ensure continued ISO 17025 accreditation and compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and NQA1 requirements.
• Support regulatory, customer and third-party audits.
• Be the primary contact for UKAS accreditation activities.
• Plan, conduct and report on internal audits, ensuring audit schedules are completed on time.
• Lead and support accreditation and certification assessments.
• Provide training for staff involved in quality-related activities, including audit skills and root-cause investigation.
• Track, analyse and present quality performance metrics to senior management.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Identify issues, risks or weaknesses and drive corrective and preventive actions.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Analytical QC

Health & safety

Nuclear/chemical industry knowledge

Safety case linkage

Education

Degree (2:2) in scientific or quality discipline

Experience on operating site (2+ years)

Quality management experience (5–10 years)

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in the UK seeks a Laboratory Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management System for nuclear fuel products and related projects at the Springfields Fuel Site. You will ensure ISO compliance, manage audits, and oversee a small team on site.

The role reports to the Chemical & Metallurgical Services Department and requires on-site presence, with responsibilities across quality documentation, audits, and process improvement.