Senior Quality Inspector- Receipt Inspection

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Senior Quality Inspector to perform and manage quality inspections aligned with engineering specifications. This role requires a mechanical or engineering background and proficiency with SAP. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme and flexible health benefits. Candidates with a strong quality inspection background are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Mechanical, Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing background.
• Proficient with SAP.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections in accordance with specifications.
• Ensure high quality records from production processes.
• Manage quality inspections of externally manufactured products.

Skills

Mechanical background

Engineering background

Quality background

Manufacturing background

Proficient with SAP

Education

HNC level qualification or relevant experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Inspector - Receipt Inspection

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Fulltime onsite)

Salary: £37,091 + shift allowance

What you'll be doing:

• Performing quality inspections in accordance with BAE Systems specifications and overseeing the auditing and documentation of procured parts received by the business
• You’ll understand the quality requirements, schedules, and priorities, and ensure the delivery of an inspection service aligned with these expectations
• Ensuring that high quality records are produced as an output of the production processes and inspections
• Manage the quality inspections of externally manufactured products, quality inspection requirements and document release of procured parts
• Raising defect notifications against non-conformances for incoming products

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Mechanical, Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing background
• Proficient with SAP

Desirable:

• Previous QC Inspection experience
• Understanding of Quality Inspection techniques
• HNC level qualification or relevant experience in Trade background

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 Receipt Inspection team:

You will gain good visibility and a broad perspective across all the products that go into building a Submarine. The role offers opportunities to work closely with suppliers, expand your network, and stay connected to every part of the business. With responsibility for inspections across all external suppliers, alongside a diverse stakeholder group and highly complex products, this position is both challenging and rewarding. It's a truly cross‑functional role with plenty of variety. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 9th December 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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