Quality Controller

Babcock International; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider in Leicester seeks a Quality Controller responsible for ensuring components meet high standards of quality. The role involves inspecting supply-chain deliverables, maintaining documentation accuracy, and ensuring compliance with established procedures. Ideal candidates have experience with engineering drawings and inspection tools, along with qualifications in Mechanical or Production Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a matched pension scheme and generous holidays.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in reading and interpreting engineering drawings in production.
• Ability to use dimensional inspection equipment accurately.
• Background in calibration and maintaining equipment accuracy.
• Previous inspection experience in an engineering/manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Inspect supply‑chain deliverables and verify compliance.
• Review and approve quality records for completeness.
• Monitor performance and ensure procedures are followed.
• Apply the Business Management System and raise reports.
• Complete SAP transactions for acceptance or rejection of deliverables.

Skills

Reading and interpreting engineering drawings

Using and reading dimensional inspection equipment

Demonstrable calibration experience

Proven inspection background in engineering

Education

ONC / HNC / Craft in Mechanical or Production Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Quality Controller

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68653

Power Clean Energy. Protect the Nation.

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Controller, at our Leicester, Leicestershire site.

The role

As a Quality Controller, you’ll take on a role that’s anything but ordinary. You’ll be the expert ensuring every component and assembly meets the highest standards so our customers, and society as a whole, can depend on the nuclear solutions we deliver.

Day-to-day, you’ll

• Inspect supply‑chain deliverables and Whetstone‑manufactured components and assemblies, and witness test activities to verify compliance.
• Review and approve quality records and associated documentation to confirm completeness and accuracy.
• Report on process‑control documentation as work progresses, monitoring performance and ensuring procedures are followed.
• Apply our Business Management System (BMS), including raising technical queries and non‑conformance reports where required.
• Complete transactions in SAP to confirm deliverables acceptance or rejection and maintain traceable records.

This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week, based at Leicester, Leicestershire. Set working times are Monday to Thursday 07:30–16:15 and Friday 07:30–12:30, and the role is on-site five days a week.

Essential experience of the Quality Controller

• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and data sheets in a production or engineering environment.
• Using and reading dimensional inspection equipment (e.g., gauges, micrometers, height gauges).
• Demonstrable calibration experience and maintaining equipment accuracy.
• Proven inspection background in an engineering/manufacturing setting.

Qualifications for the Quality Controller

• ONC / HNC / Craft or equivalent in Mechanical or Production Engineering (or comparable practical experience).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 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 Cavendish 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.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

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: 04/01/2026

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