Quality Control Engineer

NRL; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 137,760,000 - 157,046,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL in Leicester is seeking a Project Quality Control Engineer to support quality assurance across welded and machined components, supplier documentation and inspection activities within complex manufacturing projects.

This site-based role pays £55 per hour (Umbrella). Key duties include reviewing QCPs, weld schedules and NDT procedures, coordinating with internal and customer inspection teams, and ensuring ISO 9001 quality management and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Weld inspection qualification required (CSWIP 3.2/3.1 or PCN Level 2 WI).
• Experience reviewing weld schedules/maps with procedures.
• Understanding of QC Plans and Inspection & Test Plans for welded and machined components.
• Experience working in a project environment with suppliers and documentation review.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and NDT/inspection processes.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers to define QA, QC, and inspection expectations.
• Review and approve supplier quality documentation including QCPs, weld schedules, and NDT procedures.
• Attend supply chain kick-off meetings to clarify quality standards and documentation.
• Produce and assign inspection activities coordinating with internal and customer inspection teams.
• Carry out inspections including risk assessments and witnessing NDT or functional tests.
• Review and endorse supplier documentation throughout the project lifecycle (NDT reports, weld schedules, EC&I test docs).
• Ensure accurate recording and timely reporting of all inspection activities.
• Support Life Time Records and final release documentation.
• Advise project and supplier teams on quality control requirements and compliance risks.

Skills

Weld inspection

QC Plans & ITPs

ISO 9001

NDT knowledge

Documentation review

Communication

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or HNC in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

**Project Quality Control Engineer – Leicester** Join a specialist engineering team supporting quality control across complex manufacturing and supply chain projects. This site-based role in Leicester is ideal for an experienced quality professional with strong knowledge of welded and machined components, supplier documentation, and inspection processes. **Rate:**£55 per hour (Umbrella) **Location and Working Pattern**Site-based in **Leicester** **Client Overview** Our client is a well-established engineering company operating in the nuclear and advanced manufacturing sectors. They deliver high-quality fabricated and machined components, following stringent regulatory and project requirements. **Responsibilities** * Liaise with customers to define and align quality assurance, control, and inspection expectations.* Review and approve supplier quality documentation including Quality Control Plans (QCPs), weld schedules, and NDT procedures.* Attend supply chain kick‐off meetings to ensure clarity around quality and documentation standards.* Produce and assign inspection activities, coordinating with internal and customer inspection teams.* Carry out inspection assignments, including risk assessments and witnessing NDT or functional tests.* Review and endorse supplier documentation throughout the project lifecycle (NDT reports, weld schedules, EC&I test documentation).* Ensure accurate recording and timely reporting of all inspection activities.* Support ongoing concurrency and verification of Life Time Records and final release documentation.* Advise project and supplier teams on quality control requirements and compliance risks.**Must‐have Requirements** * Weld inspection qualification – **CSWIP 3.2 / 3.1 or PCN Level 2 (WI)**.* Proven experience reviewing weld schedules/maps with associated weld procedures.* Demonstrated understanding of **Quality Control Plans** and **Inspection & Test Plans** for welded and machined components.* Previous experience working within a **project environment**, liaising with suppliers and reviewing manufacturing documentation.* Strong grasp of quality management systems, ideally ISO 9001.* Familiarity with fabrication, NDT and mechanical inspection processes.* Excellent communication, report writing and organisational skills.* Competent IT user (Word, Excel, Outlook).**Nice‐to‐have Skills** * Manufacturing apprenticeship or HNC in Engineering (or equivalent).* NDT qualifications.* Auditor training or internal audit experience.* Background in a **nuclear or other highly regulated industry**.