Senior Quality Inspector - Electrical

ZipRecruiter; Dalton-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Quality Inspector to perform inspections and ensure quality accuracy onsite in Barrow-in-Furness. The ideal candidate has NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience and is proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office. The position includes diverse responsibilities from inspections to documentation and offers a competitive salary with benefits like flexible health plans and relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in quality inspection.
• Experience working to delivery schedules, understanding quality's impact on costs.
• Good communication skills and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, ensuring accuracy and quality with limited supervision.
• Record outcomes, manage non-conformances, and support process reviews.
• Ensure quality documentation is generated and completed.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

Understanding of SAP

Good communication skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Inspector – Electrical

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite shift-work)

Salary: Circa £38,000 – depending on skills & experience

Responsibilities

• Performing a range of inspections, from routine to complex, ensuring accuracy and quality with limited supervision
• Recording outcomes and identifying non-conformances, ensuring effective management to closure
• Supporting process reviews of inspection activities to embed a continuous improvement culture
• Ensuring contractual quality documentation is generated, verified, and completed
• Representing Quality Inspection delivery within the business
• Deputising for the Team Leader as required

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in this field
• Experience working to delivery schedules, with an understanding of how quality contributes to reducing costs
• Understanding of SAP
• Good communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office

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 Electrical Quality Inspector team: This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team focused on driving quality improvements across both the Astute and Dreadnought programmes, working closely with stakeholders across the site to ensure progress.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

BAE Systems is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values 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 clearance 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 achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard as a minimum.

Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and the creation of an inclusive work environment.