Quality Engineer

EDF Energy Limited; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Framatome UK is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Quality and Nuclear Safety team at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater. You will support the quality process to maintain high standards in accordance with ISO 9001 and project requirements.

You will liaise with internal and external customers on quality concerns, manage NCRs and technical queries, and review quality documentation. The role also covers audits, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives within a regulated nuclear

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification required (ONC/BTEC/C&G/HNC/HND or higher).
• Experience with non-destructive testing training.
• Visual Weld Inspection qualification desirable.
• ISO 9001 Internal/Lead Auditor knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance to ISO 9001 quality management systems and procedures.
• Liaise with internal and external customers on quality concerns.
• Coordinate monthly reviews and progress against quality improvement plans.
• Review and maintain project quality documentation (Quality Plan/Manual, ITP, procedures).
• Raise NCRs, RFIs and Field Change Requests as needed.
• Support LTQR/QRC lifecycle and client comment responses.
• Assist on-site implementation of Lean and Six Sigma activities.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Audit

Problem solving

Documentation

Leadership

Communication

Education

ONC/BTEC/C&G/HNC/HND (or higher)

NVQ Level 3 Leadership & Management

Tools

Welding Inspection

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Quality Engineer
Framatome
Hinkley Point C

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Quality and Nuclear Safety team here at Framatome UK!

Energise Your Career with Framatome UK - Powering a Safer, Smarter Nuclear Future

We are currently seeking a Quality Engineer here to join our team in Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater to support the quality process to ensure the high level of quality standards are maintained and in accordance with the relevant requirements

What will you be doing?

• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management Systems, policies and procedures to assure continuing compliance to ISO 9001 standards
• Liaise with internal and external customers on Quality concerns.
• Coordinate monthly review and reporting of progress against the annual quality improvement plans
• Ensure compliance to the Contract Quality Assurance Plan/General Quality Assurance Specifications/Supplier Quality Plan/Project Quality Management Plan
• Undertake project work in support of quality department, on topics such as: problem solving, investigation reporting, audit and governance programmes etc.
• Prepare/review/approve/maintain project quality documentation such as: Quality Plan/Manual, Technical Procedure writing (NDT, Dimensional, Cleanliness), ITP, process procedures and instruction writing
• Raising internal/external NCRs, formal Technical queries (RFIs) and Field Change Requests where ever required
• Development, support, and maintenance of the project quality deliverables in line with project schedules. (These include LTQR / QRC / Review and update of records following client comments)
• Act as in-house council to provide guidance and solutions to internal functions on Quality matters
• Ensure compliance to customer and product specifications through rigorous inspections - regular Client liaison
• Monitor and internally audit Goods in, welding, calibrated equipment & inspection activities.
• Monitor sub-contractor quality activities on-site.
• Approving incoming materials by confirming specifications; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials and reviewing material certification and ensuring vigilance to CFSI requirements / Goods in/Out Procedure
• Approving in-process production by confirming specifications; ensuring correct documentation is distributed and communicating required adjustments to production supervisor.
• Approving finished products by confirming specifications; occasionally conducting visual and measurement tests; returning products for rework; confirming rework.
• Reviewing inspection records tracking; summarizing rework and waste & interdepartmental co‑ordination.
• Review and compile all Life Time Quality Records required per product.
• Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Accomplishing quality and organising jobs by completing related results as needed
• Managing non-conformities and help to address them, managing corrective and preventative actions and organising their implementation.
• Exchanging with the internal/client quality inspector
• Compilation of final manufacturing records and LTQRs
• Assist the workshop/Onsite implementation of Lean and 6Sigma activities

What are we looking for?

• Recognised Engineering Qualification ONC/BTEC/C&G/HNC/HND (or higher required)
• Multi discipline non‑destructive testing training
• Visual Weld Inspection - Welding Institute Course
• Responsible welding co‑ordinator (desirable)
• NVQ Level 3 Leadership & Management (desirable)
• ISO:9001:2015 Internal Auditor
• ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditor
• CCCNSG / HS&E MAPS - Managers and Professionals Test (required)
• Lean or Six Sigma (desirable)
• HPC Site Induction (desirable)

What are we looking for?

Technical Skills

• Chartered Quality status
• Pre‑heat & PWHT knowledge
• Nuclear systems knowledge
• Six Sigma/Lean/EFQM knowledge
• QA Engineering experience
• FIDIC/NEC3 contract knowledge
• Project management knowledge
• Multi‑project management experience
• Process improvement experience
• Lead Auditor
• Investigation & problem‑solving skills
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Welding knowledge
• Fabrication knowledge
• Installation knowledge
• Multinational team experience
• Regulated industry experience
• ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 knowledge

Behaviour Skills

• Questioning mindset
• Teamworking skills
• Able to work independently
• Organised with attention to detail
• Leadership skills
• Strong communication & influencing skills
• Team player with can‑do attitude
• Ownership and problem‑solving skills
• Results‑focused, meets deadlines
• Logical thinker
• Maintains confidentiality

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home‑grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low‑carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low‑carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind‑boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.