Quality Team Leader – QC Engineering

bakerhughes; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Financial programs

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Quality Team Leader – QC Engineering in the United Kingdom to lead quality control activities across manufacturing and project execution. You will oversee inspection and testing, drive continuous improvement, and ensure products meet specifications and customer requirements throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a focus on safety, reliability, and performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and 4+ years quality-related experience.
• 3+ years QC Engineering experience.
• Experience leading inspection, verification, or QC activities.
• Knowledge of quality management principles and inspection processes.
• Experience in manufacturing, EPC projects, or industrial operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Control team to ensure inspectors are trained and capable for inspection and testing.
• Drive quality improvements and ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Project Management and Customers to embed quality across the lifecycle.
• Provide QC leadership during EPC tendering and project execution phases.
• Monitor key quality KPIs and support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality leadership

Team leadership

Inspection & testing

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NDT

SPC

Job description

Quality Team Leader – QC Engineering

Are you passionate about quality excellence and operational performance?

Would you like to lead quality control activities that support safe, reliable, and efficient product delivery?

Join our team

Baker Hughes is a global energy‑technology company operating in more than 120 countries. We deliver innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our Quality organization plays a vital role in ensuring products and services consistently meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business standards through robust quality control, inspection, and continuous improvement processes.

Partner with the best

As a Quality Team Leader – QC Engineering, you will lead Quality Control activities to ensure products and services meet defined specifications, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards. You will be responsible for overseeing inspection and testing activities, supporting operational performance, and driving quality improvement initiatives across manufacturing and project execution environments.

In this role, you will lead a team of inspectors and quality professionals while working closely with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and Customers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the product lifecycle.

As a Quality Team Leader – QC Engineering, you will be responsible for:

Quality Leadership & Team Development

• Leading the Quality Control team to ensure inspectors are appropriately trained, qualified, and prepared to perform inspection and testing activities.


• Supporting team development through coaching, guidance, and knowledge sharing.


• Promoting a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Quality Control & Compliance

• Ensuring inspection and testing activities are performed in accordance with product specifications, customer requirements, regulatory standards, and company procedures.


• Monitoring compliance with quality management systems, inspection plans, and operational processes.


• Supporting verification activities including inspections, testing, Non‑Destructive Testing (NDT), and Statistical Process Control (SPC) activities where applicable.

Operational Performance

• Managing and improving key quality performance indicators including:
  
  
  
  • First Time Yield (FTY)
  
  
  • Non‑Conformance Reports (NCRs)
  
  
  • On‑Time Delivery (OTD)
  
  
  • Inspection and testing effectiveness
  
  
  
  


• Identifying opportunities to improve quality performance and operational efficiency.


• Supporting root cause investigations and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Project & Customer Support

• Providing Quality Control leadership during Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) tendering and project execution phases.


• Ensuring contractual, customer, and regulatory quality requirements are effectively implemented.


• Supporting customer satisfaction through consistent quality delivery and proactive issue resolution.


• Capturing and applying lessons learned to improve execution processes and future projects.

Continuous Improvement

• Leading initiatives that enhance product quality, operational effectiveness, and process consistency.


• Supporting quality risk reduction and prevention activities.


• Driving continuous improvement programs aligned with business objectives.


• Utilizing data and performance metrics to support decision‑making and action planning.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, and Customers to support quality objectives.


• Communicating quality priorities, business goals, and performance expectations effectively across teams.


• Building strong cross‑functional relationships that support successful project and operational outcomes.
  

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college. (Or a High School Diploma / GED with at least 4 years of quality-related experience.)


• Bring a minimum of 3 additional years of experience in QC Engineering.


• Demonstrate experience leading quality inspection, verification, or quality control activities.


• Possess strong knowledge of quality management principles, inspection processes, and quality assurance systems.


• Have experience supporting manufacturing, project execution, or industrial operations.


• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.


• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Be capable of coordinating multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.


• Demonstrate effective stakeholder engagement and team leadership capabilities.


• Have the ability to influence outcomes through collaboration and sound decision‑making.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong leadership and team development skills.


• Experience supporting EPC projects or industrial manufacturing environments.


• Knowledge of NDT, SPC, and quality improvement methodologies.


• Experience analyzing quality performance metrics and implementing improvement initiatives.


• Strong organizational and project coordination capabilities.


• Ability to drive operational improvements through data‑driven decision making.

Work in a way that works for you

This is a full‑time quality leadership role supporting manufacturing, project execution, and operational quality activities. The role requires close collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure quality objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and consistently.

Working with us

At Baker Hughes, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We foster a culture of safety, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. We invest in our people through development opportunities, wellbeing programs, and leadership support that enables long‑term career growth.

Working for you

We offer a competitive benefits package aligned with local market standards, including:

• Work‑life balance and wellbeing programs


• Comprehensive private medical care


• Life insurance and disability coverage


• Competitive financial programs


• Additional voluntary or elective benefit

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Quality Senior Team leader - Quality Management