Job Title: Shipbuilding Quality Inspector
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: £39, - £46, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape the Future of UK Defence – Join the Team Building the Royal Navy’s Next Generation Warships
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Shipbuilding Quality Inspector at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Shipbuilding Quality Inspector, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll support the Quality Manager to achieve project objectives and drive continuous improvement across the T31 project. This is your opportunity to make a real impact – supporting the Royal Navy’s mission, developing your expertise in a dynamic environment, and advancing your career in a sector that’s both exciting and noble.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
1. Conduct product verification audits and quality investigations on board ship
2. Carry out Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, or Ultrasonic Inspection of welds and components (where qualified)
3. Update and communicate inspection metrics in line with daily activities
4. Complete inspection reports in a timely manner
5. Develop strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth.
Essential experience of the Shipbuilding Quality Inspector
6. Excellent knowledge of Quality Control requirements for naval warship construction and acceptance
7. Ability to assess work carried out by production teams and subcontractors to assure quality and technical standards
8. In-depth understanding of Quality Control fundamentals
9. Broad knowledge of warship construction and design, with sound judgement to ensure compliance with specifications
10. Knowledge and understanding of Measurement Management Systems and ISO
Qualifications for the Shipbuilding Quality Inspector
11. Qualified to a recognised trade standard (Fabrication/Welding/Shipwright/Marine Engineering) and relevant academic level (HNC/SVQ Level 3)
12. CSWIP 3.1 or equivalent (AWS CWI/SCWI, CWB CWI Level 2/SCWI Level 3)
13. Minimum PCN Level 2 in either MT or PT (desirable)
14. IPAF preferable
15. Additional NDT or coatings inspection certifications are advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 .
What we offer
16. Generous holiday allowance
17. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
18. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
19. Employee share scheme
20. Employee shopping savings portal
21. Payment of Professional Fees
22. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
23. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
24. ‘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
25. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.