Senior Quality Control Inspector

BAE Systems.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Senior Quality Control Inspector in Glasgow. This role involves supporting quality professionals and ensuring quality control on naval ship projects. Applicants should have core trade qualifications and preferably certifications in Welding Inspection. The company offers competitive benefits, including flexible working arrangements and employee share plans, as well as a competitive salary of up to £48,000.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Core trade qualification and time served in relevant discipline.
• Experience or certification in Weld Inspection and NDT techniques.
• Ability to interpret standards and specifications accurately.
• Strong knowledge in quality control.

Responsibilities

• Support quality professionals in driving quality control deliverables across naval ships.
• Engage in forums to ensure accurate reporting of quality assurance events.
• Verify cross trade inspections ensuring specifications are applied.
• Develop and maintain processes relevant to Quality Control.

Skills

Core trade qualification and time served in relevant discipline

Weld Inspection and NDT Technique certifications e.g. PCN Level 2 and CSWIP

Accurate interpretation of standards, specifications and processes

Strong technical knowledge within quality control

Job description

Job Title:

Senior Quality Control Inspector - Welding Inspection

Location:

Scotstoun - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:

Up to £48,000 (dependent on experience)

What you'll be doing:

Supporting a team of quality professionals, tasked at driving and delivering quality control and improvement deliverables across naval ships business

Supporting quality engagement through presence at relevant forums ensuring accurate reporting of assurance events and mitigation of all potential quality issues and recurrence

Responsible for verification of cross trade inspections and acceptance activities across Programmes ensuring specifications and standards are applied.

Developing and maintaining processes and procedures applicable to Quality Control role

Providing professional support, advice and guidance for all Quality aspects throughout the Programme including improvement initiatives

Your skills and experiences:

• Core trade qualification and time served in relevant discipline
• Preferred: Weld Inspection and NDT Technique certifications e.g. PCN Level 2 and CSWIP.
• Accurate interpretation of standards, specifications and processes as per Programme requirements
• Strong technical knowledge within the area of quality control and strategy associated

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Quality Team:

As a Quality Control Senior Inspector joining our experienced T26 program you will become a member of an extremely dynamic Quality team of circa 55 heads that cover every inspection across multiple disciplines, undertaking various inspections across multiple components as to deliver the most technically advanced platform to our customers. These customers are growing from originally UK MOD, Royal Navy and then on to international contracts. You will influence both strategic and technical conversations within your given discipline and represent the department in some cases. Tasks will vary between conducting inspections and supporting the wider team, predominantly leads as and when required. This position will require the candidate to be very alert to challenges faced within his discipline and have the ability to manage and influence solutions. As a senior you will be required to also conduct task management as to ensure efficiency is maximized across all aspects of the tasks undertaken. Within the team there are great development opportunities that would become available to the successful candidate, this will be both within and out with their given discipline.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

10th November 2025