Quality Engineer

Job Opening Title

Quality Engineer

Job type

Non fixed term

Overview

Framatome is a global leader in nuclear energy, recognised for delivering innovative, value‑added technologies that design, build, maintain, and advance the world’s nuclear fleet. With 20,000 employees in over 70 locations worldwide, we provide components, fuel, and control systems for nuclear power plants, along with a full suite of reactor services focused on safety, performance and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Oversees quality assurance and compliance with ISO 9001 standards by managing documentation, audits, inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives across projects and suppliers.
• Acts as key liaison for quality matters, coordinating with internal teams and clients, resolving issues, and ensuring all products and processes meet required specifications and regulatory standards.
• 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 wherever 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; summarising rework and waste & interdepartmental coordination.
• Review and compile all lifetime 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 helping to address them, managing corrective and preventative actions and organising their implementation.

Qualifications

Technical skills:

• Chartered Quality status
• Familiar with pre‑heat and post‑weld heat‑treat methods.
• Understanding of the nuclear steam supply system.
• Knowledge of quality tools and systems e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, EFQA.
• Proven relevant experience as a QA Engineer.
• Good understanding of FIDIC and/or NEC3 contracts.
• Good working knowledge of Project Management protocols and standards.
• Experience of managing multiple projects at one time at differing stages.
• Experience of developing and implementing processes and procedures.
• Lead auditor experience.
• Experience leading investigations/problem solving.
• High level of competence in MS Office products.
• Sound welding knowledge.
• Knowledge in fabrication.
• Knowledge in installations.
• Previous experience of working in a multinational team would be beneficial.
• Previous experience in a highly regulated industry advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO 14000 and ISO 45001.

Personal attributes:

• Questioning attitude
• Good team working skills
• Ability to work with a low level of supervision and intervention
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Good leadership skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills including influencing and presenting
• Ability to work in a team as well as on own initiative with a can‑do attitude
• Ability to take responsibility for problems within their own remit and to deliver solutions
• Results focused with the ability to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Logical thinking
• Discretion, ability to maintain confidentiality

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days) + Bank Holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Individual and family private health care
• Cashplan – Level 2 cover
• Life assurance (4× salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Professional Body Membership

Job location

United Kingdom

Site

Sizewell (UK)

Travel

No

Job family

Standard

Minimum level of education required

Bachelor

Minimum level of experience required

Experienced

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