Quality Inspector - Painter Brothers

Balfour Beatty plc; Hereford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Hereford is seeking a Quality Inspector to join the Quality Team. You will perform visual and dimensional inspections, verify drawings and specifications, raise NCRs and manage concessions, and maintain quality records and traceability.

This hands-on role collaborates with Production, Engineering and on-site fabrication, supports audits, and contributes to continuous improvement. Training is provided and shifts rotate 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm.

Qualifications

• Experience with visual and dimensional inspections to verify conformity to drawings and specs.
• Ability to raise and close NCRs and manage concessions.
• Maintaining quality records, traceability, and quality templates.

Responsibilities

• Carry out visual and dimensional inspections throughout manufacture and prior to dispatch.
• Verify compliance with drawings, specifications, standards and customer requirements.
• Raise, update and support closure of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Raise and manage concessions, deviations and corrective actions.
• Record and maintain inspection reports, quality records and traceability documentation.
• Compile and maintain manufacturing record books, quality packs and handover documentation.
• Manage controlled procedures, work instructions, forms and quality templates.
• Ensure quality documents are current, approved, controlled and readily accessible.
• Maintain quality registers, trackers, SharePoint libraries and folder structures.
• Review and improve quality processes, procedures and document management systems.
• Support audits through provision of quality records and objective evidence.
• Produce quality data and reports to support business performance and continuous improvement

Skills

Quality inspection

Documentation

Traceability

Non-conformance

MS Office 365

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

About the role

Are you detail-driven, quality-focused and confident working with technical documentation?

We are looking for a Quality Inspector to join our Quality Team and play a key role in ensuring fabricated steel products meet the required specifications, customer expectations and industry standards.

This is a varied and hands-on role combining quality inspection, document control and quality system compliance. Working closely with Production, Engineering, Project Teams and the on-site fabrication team, you will help identify quality issues, support corrective actions and contribute to continuous improvement across the business.

Once training is complete, you will be required to work a rotating shift pattern, covering 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm shifts.

You’ll be joining a supportive team where quality is central to the way we work. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by improving processes, supporting compliance and helping deliver high-quality fabricated products to our customers.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out visual and dimensional inspections throughout manufacture and prior to dispatch.
• Verify compliance with drawings, specifications, standards and customer requirements.
• Raise, update and support closure of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Raise and manage concessions, deviations and corrective actions.
• Record and maintain inspection reports, quality records and traceability documentation.
• Compile and maintain manufacturing record books, quality packs and handover documentation.
• Manage controlled procedures, work instructions, forms and quality templates.
• Ensure quality documents are current, approved, controlled and readily accessible.
• Maintain quality registers, trackers, SharePoint libraries and folder structures.
• Review and improve quality processes, procedures and document management systems.
• Support internal, customer and third-party audits through provision of quality records and objective evidence.
• Produce quality data and reports to support business performance and continuous improvement

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone who takes pride in accuracy, understands the importance of traceability and can work confidently across both inspection activity and quality documentation.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Good communication skills
• Observant and high levels of attention to detail.
• Good report writing and numeracy skills.
• Good IT skills (knowledge of MS Office 365)
• Ability to work to deadlines.

Experience that would be an advantage

• Knowledge of ISO 9001
• Knowledge of Fabrication and Welding Techniques.
• Knowledge of Visual Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Dye Penetrant Inspection.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and process controls
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]