Quality Engineer

A&P Group; Hebburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure rigorous quality standards in fabrication projects of national significance. This role offers the chance to collaborate with a team of experts, developing inspection plans and conducting quality assessments to maintain high standards. The position promises personal growth and the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of the business while enjoying a supportive work environment. Join a team that values quality, communication, and professional development, and contribute to projects that truly matter.

Benefits

Pension with employer contribution

Life cover at 7x basic salary

Sick pay

Health cash plan

Access to wellness services

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Maternity, Paternity, and Parental leave support

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering and inspection plan management.
• Technical expertise in heavy fabrication processes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Review client IP to determine quality requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and manage inspection test plans for projects.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Compliance

Clear Communication

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Diplomacy Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Pro

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Quality Engineer, Fabrication A&P Tyne

In this role you will play a key role as part of our team who make sure we consistently deliver work that meets our rigorous quality and customer standards. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on our fabrication work, part of a project of national significance, while working with and learning from a team of experts.

We're launching a new 12 month project that will be both challenging and demanding so need clear descriptions, detailed lists of inspections and tests, identification of who will perform inspections and tests, schedules, acceptance criteria and outlines of how results will be documented and reported.

Who are A&P Tyne?

With the largest fabrication facilities on the East coast of England, we can build units for vessels, and also joining them together. Within our 24,000 square metre Fabrication Hall, where your projects will be based, we have a high bay construction hall for our new builds, a panel line, profile cutting and sub-assembly areas. Using in-house capabilities to maintain tight project control we work closely together with our customers to deliver what they need, as they need it, when they need it.

So what will you do?

• In a nutshell Quality Assurance, Compliance, Clear Communication
• You'll review client IP to determine quality requirements like material grade, welding process, NDE requirements, intervention points, acceptance criteria, verifying records and any stipulated intervention points
• Developing, managing and updating inspection test plans for projects you'll look at Scope of Work, Inspection and Test Activities, Responsible Parties, Frequency of Inspections, Documentation and Acceptance Criteria
• Ensuring all reports generated during manufacturing process are completed you'll be building the manufacturing record books
• You'll collaborate with our project team you'll ensure the ITPs are aligned with requirements
• As part of your regular routine you'll be out and about within projects at our Tyne facility to do surveillance tours of the units making sure any quality concerns are flagged
• When you've identified quality issues, you'll work with the team to resolve them
• You'll attend and contribute within project progress and quality meetings

And what are we looking for?

• A degree or equivalent in Engineering or a related field
• Experience in quality engineering and inspection plan creation and management
• Technical expertise and knowledge of heavy fabrication processes materials and industry standards with a keen eye for detail and understanding of the importance of quality
• In depth knowledge of quality standards and regulations
• Organisation, communication and diplomacy skills developed through both working on projects and within teams
• IT skills with various Microsoft packages such as Pro, Word and Excel.

Why join us?

• Personal Growth - This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of the business
• Financial Security - with important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution by A&P Tyne up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary is part of your package.
• Healthy Living - At APCL we support healthy living and provide help when its needed. To ensure that you are able to take time off when you need it, we offer sick pay and to cover everyday health we have a health cash plan, which gives you access to money back on everyday healthcare costs. Your dental, optical and physiotherapy as well as wellness services including counselling sessions, digital mental health support, 24/7 virtual GP, and an EAP are included.
• Work-life Balance - We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays. Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave support you during those significant life changes, helping you to balance your family responsibilities with work.

Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles working for A&P are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us.

You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.