Quality Administrator

Balfour Beatty; Hereford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Hereford is seeking a detail-driven Quality Administrator to join the Quality Team. You will handle quality inspection, document control and compliance, ensuring fabricated steel products meet specifications and industry standards.

This role combines inspection activity with quality documentation, requiring collaboration with Production, Engineering and on-site teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Detail-driven with a focus on quality and technical documentation.
• Experience conducting visual and dimensional inspections.
• Ability to raise and close NCRs and manage concessions.
• Recordkeeping and traceability documentation expertise.
• Familiarity with quality system compliance and document control.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out visual and dimensional inspections throughout manufacture and prior to dispatch.
• Verify compliance with drawings, specifications, standards and customer requirements.
• Raise, update and support closure of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Raise and manage concessions, deviations and corrective actions.
• Record and maintain inspection reports, quality records and traceability documentation.
• Compile and maintain manufacturing record books, quality packs and handover documentation.
• Manage controlled procedures, work instructions, forms and quality templates.
• Ensure quality documents are current, approved, controlled and readily accessible.
• Maintain quality registers, trackers, SharePoint libraries and folder structures.
• Review and improve quality processes, procedures and document management systems.
• Support internal, customer and third-party audits through provision of quality records and objective evidence.
• Produce quality data and reports to support business performance and continuous improvement

Skills

Quality inspection

Document control

NCR handling

Concessions management

Quality records

MS Office 365

SharePoint

Attention to detail

Job description

About the role

Are you detail-driven, quality-focused and confident working with technical documentation?

We are looking for a Quality Administrator to join our Quality Team and play a key role in ensuring fabricated steel products meet the required specifications, customer expectations and industry standards.

This is a varied and hands-on role combining quality inspection, document control and quality system compliance. Working closely with Production, Engineering, Project Teams and the on-site fabrication team, you will help identify quality issues, support corrective actions and contribute to continuous improvement across the business.

Once training is complete, you will be required to work a rotating shift pattern, covering 6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm shifts.

You’ll be joining a supportive team where quality is central to the way we work. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by improving processes, supporting compliance and helping deliver high-quality fabricated products to our customers.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out visual and dimensional inspections throughout manufacture and prior to dispatch.


• Verify compliance with drawings, specifications, standards and customer requirements.


• Raise, update and support closure of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).


• Raise and manage concessions, deviations and corrective actions.


• Record and maintain inspection reports, quality records and traceability documentation.


• Compile and maintain manufacturing record books, quality packs and handover documentation.


• Manage controlled procedures, work instructions, forms and quality templates.


• Ensure quality documents are current, approved, controlled and readily accessible.


• Maintain quality registers, trackers, SharePoint libraries and folder structures.


• Review and improve quality processes, procedures and document management systems.


• Support internal, customer and third-party audits through provision of quality records and objective evidence.


• Produce quality data and reports to support business performance and continuous improvement

Who we're looking for

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in accuracy, understands the importance of traceability and can work confidently across both inspection activity and quality documentation.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently.


• Good communication skills


• Observant and high levels of attention to detail.


• Good report writing and numeracy skills.


• Good IT skills (knowledge of MS Office 365)


• Ability to work to deadlines.

Experience that would be an advantage

• Knowledge of ISO 9001


• Knowledge of Fabrication and Welding Techniques.


• Knowledge of Visual Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Dye Penetrant Inspection.


• Understanding of manufacturing processes and process controls


• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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