About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join our expanding Quality Control Team based our of offices in Hereford. The role as a Trainee Quality Control Engineer will allow you to gain the essential skills and knowledge to progress within a growing industry.
The role covers the following:
1. To assure supply of materials meet client requirements and are right first time, ensuring a defect free delivery
What you'll be doing
As a Trainee Quality Control Engineer, you will support the wider QC Team to deliver a wide range of activities, these include:
2. Attending factory acceptance tests with QC team members and conducting inspections at suppliers to ensure that all requirements are fulfilled.
3. Assist with production of Manufacturing Assurance Plans
4. Assist with Production of appropriate reports and management information.
5. Alongside the QC Team generate and maintain records of Factory Acceptance Tests/Inspections.
6. Assist in the identification and control of non-conforming material, raising non-conformance reports as necessary.
7. Assist with investigation of root cause to ensure that suitable corrective actions plans are developed.
8. Support the collation of final quality records for the handover of assets to client.
9. Support establishment of a continuous improvement culture.
10. Ensure that all work practices comply with PT&D legal and statutory requirements relating to health and safety
11. Challenge existing systems and processes ensuring best practice and continual improvement
12. Contribute to the delivery of a continuous improvement culture
13. Live the Balfour Beatty Values
14. Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and Right First Time
Who we're looking for
The following qualities/experience are essential:
15. Ability and willingness to travel and work with the existing QC Team this maybe at locations that are potentially overseas.
16. Self-motivated and willing to learn new skills.
17. Good communication skills
18. Observant and high levels of attention to detail.
19. Good English and Maths skills
20. Good IT skills (knowledge of MS Office 365 is an advantage)
21. Ability to work to deadlines.
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
22. Knowledge of ISO 9001
Why work for us
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
23. Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
24. 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
25. Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
26. Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more