Job Title: Quality Control Coatings Inspector
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: £39, - £46, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract – 18 Months
Role ID: SF
Shape the future of naval engineering with Babcock
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 Quality Control Coatings Inspector at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Quality Control Coatings Inspector, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious shipbuilding programmes – the Type 31 Frigate. This is your chance to contribute to a project that supports national defence and global maritime security, while developing your career in a dynamic, hands-on environment.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
1. Inspect structural and piping coatings in a fast-paced shipbuilding environment
2. Liaise with Lloyds Register and other verification bodies to ensure compliance
3. Manage Inspection Test Records (ITRs) and maintain completion records in CMS
4. Coordinate third-party inspections and manage inspection schedules
5. Support the Quality Manager in achieving project-wide quality and governance objectives
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and is based on site at Rosyth.
Essential experience of the Quality Control Coatings Inspector
6. Strong knowledge of Quality Control in naval ship construction
7. Ability to assess and assure the quality of work by production teams and subcontractors
8. In-depth understanding of coatings inspection and quality assurance processes
9. Broad knowledge of warship construction and sound decision-making skills
10. Excellent communication and report writing abilities
Qualifications for the Quality Control Coatings Inspector
11. Qualified to a recognised trade standard and relevant academic level
12. Minimum ICORR Level 2 CIS / NACE Level 2 / FROSIO Level 2
13. ICORR Level 2 in Thermal and Acoustic Insulation – Preferred
14. IPAF certification – Preferred
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
15. Generous holiday allowance
16. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
17. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
18. Employee share scheme
19. Employee shopping savings portal
20. Payment of Professional Fees
21. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
22. 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.
23. ‘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
24. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.