Babcock Australia & New Zealand

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Fixed Term Contract 

Role ID: SF61547

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Engineer, at our Leicester site.

The role

As a Quality Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will work on defueling contracts in the nuclear industry within a supportive team, with great career growth and opportunities. 

Day-to-day, you’ll provide advice and support to the business on all aspects of quality, including the delivery of its quality plans, ensuring appropriate quality levels are allocated to control of work activities.

• Assisting with the planning, scheduling, conducting and reporting of audits.
• Advising the business on planning to meet standards relevant to its activities, particularly those specific to new projects.
• Reviewing findings from independent assurance activities.
• Supporting the implementation of necessary corrective and preventive actions to remedy any non-compliance found and to avoid recurrence.

This role is a fixed term contract, 37 hours per week over four days and is based in Leicester, Leicestershire. 

Essential experience of the Quality Engineer:

• Time-served or apprentice-level in a relevant field.
• Strong engineering background with hands on experience.

Qualifications for the Quality Engineer:

• HND/HNC qualified is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 06/02/2025

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