Quality Engineer
Balfour Beatty PLC, Scotland-wide
Quality Engineer
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Balfour Beatty PLC, Scotland-wide
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 29 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: a5ef57931733410c9eee6db0c6bc896e
Full Job Description
Balfour Beatty have an exciting opportunity for some Quality Engineers to join the Rail Team in Hereford. Role Purpose: To support right first time every time, external quality certification process and to drive the "Elimination of Waste", "Right First Time" and reduction in the "Cost of Quality". What you'll be doing Accountabilities:
- Supporting the delivery of Contract, Business Unit and SBU Quality Action Plans
- Support and facilitate Quality management planning (including contract quality plans and industry and client specific plans
- Challenging current systems and processes to ensure best practice and continual improvement.
- Where required support development of appropriate content for the business management system
- Supporting quality related improvement initiatives
- Provide advice and coaching on Quality issues.
- Supporting Quality related training to equip the business with the skills to drive improvements in Quality performance.
- Interface with audit function to support locally where required.
- Support contracts to ensure they are compliant with Balfour Beatty & contract specific requirements.
- Where appropriate provide Quality advice to our supply chain
- Where required provide Quality input to the tender development and bidding process.
- Production of appropriate reports and management information
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values.
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
- Support the delivery of the Building New Futures Strategy
Essential Skills and Experience: - Experience of Electrical systems of design, build, installation, inspection and testing for Rail Power Supply.
- Working towards membership of the Chartered Quality Institute or equivalent recognized quality body or appropriate engineering institute.
- Trained in internal auditing.
- Knowledge of BS EN ISO 9001:2015 requirements.
- This role requires a Disclosure (DBS) check., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth. From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies., At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…