Quality Technical Assistant

Jacobs; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the nuclear sector is seeking a Quality Technical Assistant to join their Joint Design Office team in Bridgwater. The role involves supporting the Quality Manager with various responsibilities including management of quality arrangements, interface investigations, and improvement initiatives. Successful candidates will have relevant qualifications and must be able to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, driven by a commitment to quality standards.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Paid volunteering time

Qualifications

• Relevant degree qualification or demonstrable relevant experience.
• Experience in a nuclear or design office environment is essential.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001: 2015 standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day arrangements and interface management.
• Support JDO Quality Manager in investigations and quality activities.
• Develop monitoring of continual improvement activities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant degree qualification

Job description

W e’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes , plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.

Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

The JDO Quality Technical Assistant will be a member of the JDO Quality Team in the Joint Design Office (JDO). This role will support the JDO Quality Manager in delivering various Quality arrangements, support wider issue identification, resolution and improvement planning plus delivery of workshops.

Role responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day arrangement interface management with other processes
• Resolving minor queries raised by the internal JDO teams & support the wider JDO Quality team with management of external queries when required
• Supports the JDO Quality Engineer in development & roll out of arrangements
• Support the JDO Quality Manager in any interface related investigations
• JDO Quality Manager in Assurance related activities
• JDO Quality Engineer in Quality Control related activities
• Wider JDO in understanding external standards (e.g. ISO 9001) & Project Requirements (e.g. GQAS)
• Development & monitoring of various continual improvement activities in the JDO
• Activities related to investigations and observation/incident management
• Organise & support Quality related meetings/workshops & produce minutes of meetings
• Support JDO Quality Manager in wider required activities to deliver team objectives

• Relevant degree qualification or demonstrable relevant experience.
• Experience working in a nuclear, engineering or design office environment
• Experience with the development and implementation of Quality/Integrated Management Systems
• How to support Quality Assurance
• Ensuring adequate Quality Controls
• Implementing & monitoring good sustainable Quality KPIs to safeguard process output
• Experienced in complex multi organisational stakeholder management
• Working knowledge of the ISO 9001: 2015 standard’s requirements
  
• Knowledge of how Quality/Integrated Management Systems work

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .

We are committed to offering a career within one company and recognise the exceptional talent we have in our people. As our business evolves, we want to inspire and empower you to develop your career so you too can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.