An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual who would like to join a progressing company. This role is based within an established Quality Control department; therefore, a strong team player attitude is essential.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software, i.e., Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
- GCSE minimum grade 5 in English and Maths
- 2 x A Levels (or equivalent); minimum grade C in Maths, and a Science or Engineering related subject
Key Competencies
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Professional personal presentation
- Willingness to be flexible
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Attention to detail
- Must be able to work as part of a team and meet deadlines
Summary of Job:
- Responsible for all aspects of Quality Control and Stores, working towards gaining a Level 4 HNC in Mechanical Engineering
- To carry out all activities in accordance with the relevant Quality System, i.e. ISO 9001, and specific customer specifications/requirements
- Responsible for the maintenance and good housekeeping, in accordance with the company policies and procedures
Staff relationship:
- Responsible to the Quality Control Manager (or Stores, Quality Control Lead and Quality Assurance & HSE Manager in their absence)
- Liaises with suppliers, clients, certified authorities/third party inspection bodies and subcontractors
- Liaises internally with all departments
Duties and responsibilities:
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of company policies and objectives with special respect to quality and safety
- To undertake reasonable instructions and tasks from senior personnel, commensurate with the nature of the job and in the best interests of the company
Administration responsibilities (training towards)
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of company policies and objectives with special respect to quality and safety
- To assist the Quality Control Manager to ensure that all required certification is available by despatch date
- Responsible for the preservation of stock levels and associated standard documentation
- To assist in documentation requirements of the quality system
Inspection responsibilities (training towards)
- Being responsible for ensuring Goods Inwards material is adequately inspected prior to release to Stores/Production, i.e., dimensional, visual, material traceability, etc., within reasonable time restraints
- Being responsible for in-process inspection of products and completing inspection route cards
- Witnessing pressure tests carried out in house and compiling certificates
- Being responsible for ensuring that non-conforming material is identified and quarantined, with supporting NCRs being issued to the relevant department/suppliers
- Being responsible for carrying out final inspection of products, identifying and issuing final release notes
- Carrying out inspection at sub-suppliers, as instructed by the Quality Control Manager or the Quality Assurance and HSE Manager
- Being responsible for in-process inspection
Stores responsibilities (training towards)
- Responsible for receiving incoming goods and material into the company and raising the necessary documentation prior to release to Stores/Production
- Responsible for maintaining all storage areas and preservation of stored materials/goods
- Responsible for the positive identification of all stored material and goods within the storage areas
- To ensure that material heat numbers, etc., are recorded on applicable route cards
- Responsible for the maintenance of the Stores to a company standard and acceptable level of tidiness and in line with Health & Safety at Barton Firtop sites
- Responsible for movement of stock between all Barton Firtop storage areas
- Responsible for issuing material/goods out of storage areas and maintaining accurate records
- Responsible for issuing standard stock equipment, as directed by the standard files procedure
- Responsible for packing, preparation and despatch of standard stock items, as required
- To ensure that all material leaving the company is documented
Benefits
- Company bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Life insurance (death in service)
- 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years’ service)
- Training opportunities
- Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles (after successful
- probation) for DSE users, if appropriate
- Social events organised and funded by the company
- Free on-site parking
- Corporate gym discount
Hours of work
Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift. You will also be required to attend college on a day release basis (to be advised/confirmed), to study Level 4 HNC Mechanical Engineering, sponsored by Barton Firtop Engineering. On days when there is no college, e.g. half term and summer holidays, you will be expected to attend work. Further details will be given at interview stage.
Company Profile
Barton Firtop Engineering is a competitive designer, manufacturer, and supplier of Strainers, Filters, Separators, Coalescers, and Flame Arresters, predominantly serving the Oil & Gas Industry. We specialise in product design and project management, ensuring on-time delivery of strainer and filtration equipment that meets complex specifications for materials, manufacturing, NDE, documentation, and Quality Control.
Our in-house expertise includes advanced 3D Modelling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enabling us to design and certify to ASME VIII, Division 1 and PD5500 pressure vessel codes. We offer both fabricated and highly competitive cast designs.
Barton Firtop operates a custom-built manufacturing plant in Worcestershire (UK), which includes a pipework/vessel fabrication division. Additionally, we wholly own a competitive manufacturing facility in Goa, India, which supplies fully machined and tested cast products sourced from high-quality ISO-approved foundries. Barton Firtop India has been a trusted supplier to worldwide projects via our UK head office for over 20 years.
Please note that Barton Firtop reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any job vacancy if a suitable number of quality applications are received from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible rather than waiting until the published closing date.
Pay: £10.50-£12.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
