Quality Advisor

Thetrupgrade; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health screening

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Quality Advisor to support energy, steel, and coatings projects across UK sites with frequent travel to Edinburgh.

You will champion quality initiatives, establish best practices with the Quality function, and ensure staff awareness of duties. The role requires experience in steel/coatings quality and relevant audits, with strong MS Office and QA system knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Quality control role, ideally in steel and coatings.
• Icorr or Mace would be advantageous.
• Relevant Quality Membership (CQI) would be beneficial along with ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor qualification.
• MS package knowledge (Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project).
• Solid understanding of ISO 9001 and BS EN 1090.

Responsibilities

• Be a champion for the “Quality – Right First Time” initiative.
• Establish and promote best practice in quality matters in conjunction with the Quality function.
• Ensure that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities, and to provide advice as required.
• Support site management teams to ensure compliance with Quality Plans.
• Carry out regular inspections/audits of sites and workplaces to ensure compliance with Company Policy and procedures.
• Review internal and supply chain partner Inspection and Test Plans.
• Promote reporting of nonconformances and manage closing actions.
• Collate and review Quality statistics for reporting.
• Develop and implement Quality campaigns and improvement plans with the Quality Management.
• Provide support to Project teams in developing Quality Plans.
• Produce Quality plans, procedures and documentation and check compliance.

Skills

Quality control

Auditing

MS Office Suite

ISO 9001 familiarity

BS EN 1090 knowledge

Education

CQI membership (optional)

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Internal Auditor

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Quality Advisorto work with Energy - Steel Work and Coatings, can be based in any Murphy site across the UK but must be happy to travel to required to travel to Edinburgh frequently.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long‑standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Quality Advisor

• Be a champion for the “Quality – Right First Time” initiative.
• Establish and promote best practice in quality matters in conjunction with the Quality function.
• Ensure that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities, and to provide advice as and when required.
• Support site management teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated in the Quality Plans.
• Carry out regular inspections/audits of sites and work places to find whether work is being carried out in accordance with Company Policy, Procedures and other stated requirements.
• Review of internal and supply chain partner Inspection and Test Plans
• Promote the reporting of nonconformances and manage, provide advice on closing out actions.
• Collate and review Business / Contract Quality statistics in a timely manner and submit to the Quality Management and Quality function for reporting purposes.
• Review Quality statistics to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement Quality campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the Quality Management.
• Provide support to Project teams in the development of Quality Plans.
• Produce Quality plans, procedures and associated documentation and check compliance.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience within a Quality control role, ideally in steel and coatings
• Icorr or Mace would be adventageous
• Relevant Quality Membership (CQI) would be beneficial along with ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor qualification
• MS package knowledge (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)
• Solid understanding of the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard and the BS EN 1090
• Chartered Quality Professional – Member (CQP MCQI) advantageous
• Previous experience within an Engineering or Construction environment

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK