Quality Inspector

Westlakes Recruit; Cwmsyfiog; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to work on a contract basis. The role involves conducting inspections, ensuring compliance with specifications, and supporting quality management processes in a highly regulated nuclear environment. Candidates should have relevant background and certification, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in the area of specialization.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform detail-oriented work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site field inspection activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure QC guidance is followed.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Civils/Mech/EC&I background

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor

Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015

Understanding of ISO 14001 / 45001 requirements

Experience in highly regulated industries

Process improvement experience

Education

Auditor/lead auditor certificate

Membership of appropriate professional body (i.e., CQI)

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced Quality Inspector to be engaged on a contract basis in Bristol/Bridgwater.

Role Description

• Conduct on-site field inspection activities.
• Carry out measurement activities to ensure that they meet the required specifications and are compliant.
• Liaise with all relevant stakeholders including the Team, Client and Supply chain to ensure QC guidance is provided and adhered to.
• Ensure compliance, investigation of non-conforming products/processes and ensuring effective corrective and preventive action is taken to close out NCRs.
• Facilitate and support project team with root cause analysis, corrective action, and continual improvement of processes.
• Management and assurance of Life-Time Quality Records generated in support of activities performed on a highly regulated nuclear site.
• Provide Review, approval, management and verification of supplier Manufacturing Inspection and Test Plans required for activities performed on and off site.
• Ensure the quality of the project, product, records, service and their supporting processes meet the standards and specifications required by the associated NEC4 contract.

Duties

• Carry out project QC activities in accordance with client contract requirements.
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
• Assist in establishing, implementing and maintaining the quality management system.
• Work in line with the management system and support any improvement opportunities in process and work instructions.
• Escalate all issues to the Quality Engineers and Managers.
• Carry out internal audit and supplier audit as requested by internal stakeholders, ensuring contract quality requirements are in accordance with client specifications.
• Provide support to staff to ensure that processes comply with the relevant requirements of the contract specification, quality plans, the quality management system and international standards.
• Conduct audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audit finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensuring that the arrangements identified in the Project QA/QC Strategy are implemented within the project; typically this will include the Project Execution.
• Populating the supplier Quality Plans and Inspection and Test plans with the appropriate hold witness and review points.
• Carrying out monitoring, witness inspections, test and verifications as identified in the supplier Quality or Inspection and Test Plan.
• Ensure that Lifetime Quality Records are being generated and verified concurrent with manufacturing, installation or build activities.
• Raising non-conformance report for products / services that do not satisfy the specified requirements.
• Promote company and client quality objectives and expectations.

Qualifications / Experience

• Civils/Mech/EC&I background required.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor.
• QC grade Training desirable.
• Third party / supplier auditing.
• NCR generation and management.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015.
• Understanding of ISO 14001 / 45001 requirements.
• Worked in highly regulated industries.
• Experience and understanding of process improvement.
• Membership of appropriate professional body (i.e., CQI) or willingness to attain.
• Experience of working in highly regulated industry.

Min requirements

• Proven and solid experience in area of specialisation. QC Grade Training advantageous. Auditor/lead auditor certificate desired. Good oral and written communication skills; working knowledge of word-processing and integrated software applications; organisational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required. Position may require travel.
• Successful candidates to ideally be Security Cleared (SC) or have no issue in obtaining SC.

Why We\u2019re Different

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients\' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!

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