QA Engineer | Immingham | UEC ME

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Immingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

UEC Mechanical Engineering – Immingham is seeking a QA Engineer to join our team in Immingham. The role is hands-on, requiring strong knowledge of fabrication, welding and engineering quality, and involves ensuring work meets customer standards.

You will support QA activities through the full project lifecycle, coordinating inspections, documentation, NCRs, and data dossiers. Travel to sites may be required; the role is paid in accordance with Blue Book conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in fabrication, welding or engineering environment.
• Ability to apply quality requirements in workshop and site settings.
• Strong documentation and traceability skills.

Responsibilities

• Support welding QA, inspection and material traceability, including visual weld inspection and producing as‑builts.
• Prepare and review project quality documentation (ITPs, data dossiers, weld logs).
• Coordinate NDT, heat treatment, joint validation and pressure‑testing activities.
• Liaise with clients, inspectors and operational teams.
• Write quality plans and ITPs for client approval.

Skills

Quality assurance

Welding quality control

NDT coordination

Documentation management

Education

CSWIP 3.1/3.2 Welding Inspection

Tools

WPSs

Job description

• Location Lancaster Approach,North Killingholme,Immingham, DN40 3JZ,United Kingdom
• Job Category Quality Assurance, Engineering, Quality Control
• Industry Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Fabrication & Welding
• Employee Type Full Time

UEC Mechanical Engineering – Immingham

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract
Pay & Conditions: In accordance with Blue Book rates and conditions
Location: Immingham, with travel to company and customer sites as required

Make quality matter where it counts

UEC Mechanical Engineering is looking for an experienced QA Engineer to join our team in Immingham.

This is a hands‑on and varied position for someone with strong knowledge of fabrication, welding and engineering quality. You will work closely with workshop, site and project teams to ensure work is completed safely, correctly and to the standards expected by our customers.

The role will be paid in accordance with Blue Book conditions.

What you’ll be doing

You will support quality assurance activities throughout the full project lifecycle, from initial planning through to final documentation and client acceptance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting welding quality assurance, inspection and material traceability, including visual weld inspection, verification of welding activities, producing as‑builts, controlling consumables, issuing WPSs and reviewing material certificates.
• Preparing and reviewing project quality documentation including ITPs, data dossiers, weld logs, technical queries, NDT reports and coating reports.
• Coordinating and witnessing NDT, heat treatment, joint validation and pressure‑testing activities.
• Liaising with clients, third‑party inspectors and operational teams.
• Mechanically punching and walking lines for site installations.
• Responding to, logging and maintaining customer complaints and satisfaction processes.
• Raising and managing internal and external NCRs.
• Controlling, maintaining and updating calibration records.
• Witnessing site‑based welder qualification tests and arranging supporting NDT.
• Writing Quality Plans and/or ITPs for client approval.
• Marking up and distributing isometrics to production.
• Setting up and maintaining material gross matrices and material traceability documentation.
• Distributing weld procedures to workshop and site teams.
• Visually examining welds, interpreting radiographs and witnessing pressure tests.
• Writing and submitting technical queries.
• Compiling and controlling data dossiers and quality packs.
• Raising NDT requests and coordinating NDT subcontractors.
• Reviewing and controlling NDT/PWHT procedures, reports and NDT qualifications.
• Reviewing coating reports and procedures.
• Reviewing subcontractor quality procedures and quality packs.
• Liaising directly with client inspectors.
• Reviewing, updating and maintaining consumable certificates and supporting databases.

This is an opportunity to influence how quality is managed across the business and help prevent issues before they arise.

What we’re looking for

You will have practical experience within a fabrication, welding or engineering environment, with the confidence to apply quality requirements in both workshop and site settings.

You must hold a recognised Welding Inspection qualification, such as:

• CSWIP 3.1 or 3.2, or

Experience or knowledge of the following would be advantageous:

• ASME IX
• BS EN 1090
• B31.3
• BS EN ISO 3834
• BS EN 15614

You will also be organised, solutions‑focused and able to build effective working relationships while maintaining the quality standards expected by the business and its customers.

The role is based in Immingham, although travel to company and customer sites may be required depending on project requirements.

You may also be required to provide temporary support to other businesses within the Ropsley Group from time to time.

Pay and associated conditions will be in accordance with the Blue Book.

Why join UEC Mechanical Engineering?

You will join an established mechanical engineering business delivering technically demanding projects for major customers.

You will benefit from a varied workload, exposure to different projects and environments, and the opportunity to make a visible contribution to quality across the business.