About the role
Balfour Beatty Power T&D is looking to recruit a Quality Control Engineer, based on site in Kirriemuir.
The role will support the delivery of Balfour Beatty projects in line with customer and stakeholder requirements and commitments. This includes carrying out verification activities to demonstrate compliance with Balfour Beatty standards, external accreditations, and industry best practice.
You will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of procedures, including the review and management of supply chain submissions. The role will also assure that materials supplied meet client requirements and are delivered right first time, supporting a high-quality, defect-free outcome.
What you'll be doing
Attend factory acceptance tests and conduct inspections at suppliers and
ensure that all requirements are fulfilled.
- Produce Manufacturing Assurance Plans to manage risk-based intervention
activities within the supply chain.
- Ensure goods received are in accordance with Balfour Beatty requirements.
- Generate and maintain records of Factory Acceptance Tests/Inspections.
- Identify and control non-conforming material and raise non-conformance
reports as necessary.
- Assist with investigation of root cause to ensure that suitable corrective actions
plans are developed.
- Collate final quality records for the handover of assets to client.
- Support establishment of a continuous improvement culture.
- Ensure that all work practices comply with PT&D legal and statutory
requirements relating to health and safety.
- Undertake other duties as required.
- Challenge existing systems and processes ensuring best practice and
continual improvement.
- Contribute to the delivery of a continuous improvement culture.
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and Right First Time
Who we're looking for
The following qualities/experience are essential:
- A full UK Driving Licence
- Ability and willingness to travel and work throughout the UK and overseas.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Good communication skills
- Observant and high levels of attention to detail.
- Good report writing and numeracy skills.
- Good IT skills (knowledge of MS Office 365)
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Knowledge of electrical/mechanical testing of products.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
- Trained ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and/or Internal Auditor
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and process controls
- Professional Quality Qualifications
- Experience in attending, or carrying out, Factory Acceptance Testing
- Experience in using Digital Progressive Assurance systems
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
As a business Balfour Beatty are committed to supporting our staff in attaining and maintaining their chosen professional accreditation., along with reimbursing annual Professional membership fees.
- Competitive Salary
- 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.
- Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
- Employee assistance programme
- Up to 2 days volunteering per year
About us
Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.
Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
Job Reference: BBUK18116
