Quality Auditor

Babcock International; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering firm is seeking a Quality Auditor to ensure robust quality standards across its Marine sector. This full-time role involves leading audits, preparing reports, and advising on quality management. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications, internal audit experience, and communication skills. The position offers hybrid working, competitive compensation, and an array of employee benefits including generous leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme with life assurance

Access to health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of professional fees

Special paid leave for reservists

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Development opportunities and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance within a Defence environment.
• Internal audit training and experience required.
• Driving license needed due to travel involved.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audits and produce reports for improvement.
• Support site teams with audit preparation and actions.
• Attend local management meetings on assurance matters.
• Create routine and ad-hoc reports on audit performance.
• Benchmark best practices and share insights across teams.

Skills

Problem-solving using quality tools

Making data-driven decisions

Risk management

Team motivation

Effective communication

Education

Level 2 in National Qualification Framework (e.g. GCSEs A*-C)

Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. NVQ, Advanced Apprenticeship)

Lead Auditor qualification in ISO9001:2015

Job description

Job Title: Quality Auditor

Location: Telford, Shropshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66797

Shape the future of defence and engineering excellence

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Auditor at our DSG Bovington site.

The role

As a Quality Auditor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the heart of our mission to deliver assurance across our Marine sector. This is a dynamic opportunity to influence quality standards and drive continuous improvement across multiple sites. You'll help ensure our Quality Management System (QMS) is robust, effective, and aligned with our commitment to excellence in defence and engineering.

• Leading internal audits and producing comprehensive reports that drive improvement
• Supporting site teams with external audit preparation and post-audit actions
• Advising on assurance matters and attending local management meetings
• Creating routine and ad-hoc reports on audit performance and non-conformities
• Benchmarking best practices and sharing insights across teams.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week Monday to Friday and provides agile working with 3 days minimum expected in the office but more as required.

Essential experience of the Quality Auditor

• Solving problems using a range of quality and improvement tools
• Making informed decisions based on available data
• Managing risk and multitasking effectively
• Motivating teams and handling challenging conversations
• Communicating clearly with stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications for the Quality Auditor

• Educated to Level 2 in the National Qualification Framework (e.g. GCSEs A*-C or equivalent)
• Completed a relevant technical or vocational qualification at Level 3 (e.g. NVQ, Advanced Apprenticeship)
• Demonstrated internal audit training and experience
• Lead Auditor qualification in ISO9001:2015
• Experience in quality assurance within a Defence or Land environment
• Candidate will require driving licence as likely substantial travel involved.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 09/01/2026