Quality Control Engineer

 

Barrow-in-Furness

 

Permanent

 

About the Role

We’re looking for a Quality Control Engineer to join our team supporting major projects in Cumbria, with a key focus on our BAE Systems site in Barrow-in-Furness.

 

In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring that all products, services, and project deliverables meet stringent regulatory, legislative, and customer requirements. You’ll work at the heart of project delivery—driving quality assurance, strengthening compliance, and championing a “Right First Time” culture.

 

What you’ll be doing

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all project activities meet contractual, regulatory, and company quality standards
• Develop and maintain inspection, test, and quality plans aligned to customer requirements
• Oversee document control, configuration management, and technical submissions
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives

Project Assurance

• Deliver progressive assurance across the full project lifecycle
• Ensure inspections, testing, and handover documentation are completed and compliant
• Provide clear reporting on quality performance, risks, and trends

Stakeholder & Team Engagement

• Act as a key member of the project team, providing expert quality guidance
• Build strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, and supply chain partners
• Promote a proactive quality culture across all teams and contractors

Risk & Improvement

• Identify and mitigate quality-related risks
• Capture and share lessons learned across projects and the wider business
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice adoption

Supply Chain Quality

• Monitor and report on supply chain quality performance
• Support suppliers in delivering against quality expectations and plans

 

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Skills

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management best practice
• Experience in quality assurance within engineering, construction, or major projects
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Strong communication skills—confident engaging at all levels
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and quality systems

 

What we’re looking for in this individual

• A safety-first mindset with a commitment to high standards
• Ability to influence and engage teams and stakeholders
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong problem-solving skills
• Passion for continuous improvement and delivering excellence

 

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• day per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Car/Car allowance

Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

About Us: 

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. 

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. 

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. 

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