Quality Engineer

Job Description for Quality Engineer:

NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish — allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

Provision of Quality Management services on allocated projects; supporting the Project Delivery Manager / Lead personnel in identifying all quality related projects requirement; development of quality plans (PQPs), ITP’s and other outputs; and leading on all internal and supply chain quality discussions and audit activity on behalf of the Project Manager.     

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield, Workington, Risley or Preston.

Main Responsibilities for Quality Engineer:

• Delivery of a fit for purpose quality management service which meets the needs of the project; Project Manager; and which meets the over-arching NNL Quality Agenda requirements.
• Agreement of quality deliverables against project scopes (at project initiation stage) with the Project Manager; production of Project Quality Plans (PQPs); and the establishment of a Quality Management Plan to effectively manage & deliver that scope.
• On behalf of the Project Manager conduct ‘on-site’ reviews with the supply chain to ensure quality management protocols are being followed / adhered to; to ensure product / output quality is being achieved; and carrying out inspections as necessary prior to delivery to site.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiency throughout the life cycle of projects.
• Take the lead on resolving any ‘quality’ related matters / non-conformance issues arising on allocated projects.
• Ensure the requirements of the Quality programme are effectively communicated across the project teams, and implemented across the portfolio of projects.
• Lead on the review of sub-contractor Quality Plans and ITPs; proposed procedures; qualifications; certificates; and schedules.  
• Carry out the formal ‘acceptance of goods’ role prior to products being released to site.
• Ensure all services/outputs/deliverables meet specified requirements through certification and/or verification of inputs; processes; and outputs, and ensure that all non-conformances are formally recorded on NNL systems. 

Essential Criteria for Quality Engineer:

• Demonstrable experience in a Quality Engineer / Manager role with demonstrable experience of delivering improvement and QA/QC services on a variety of projects. 
• Demonstrable experience of initiating quality processes / improvement initiatives in an engineering / process industry, leading performance improvement initiatives.
• Proven track record of implementing ‘quality / lean processes’ with visible results / savings.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Quality Engineer:

• Excellent understanding of performance monitoring reports, tools, systems and processes. 
• Internal auditor ISO9001 (IRCA Registered).
• Inspection experience desirable.

NNL is an incredible place to work A place where people do things that have never been done before A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business, and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service, and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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