Quality Assurance Engineer (Welding & fabrication)
Posted 1 day ago by VGS RPO Services
£120,000 Per year
Outside
Undetermined
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Quality Assurance Engineer role focuses on providing independent quality control services and assessments in welding and fabrication. The position requires a qualified engineer with experience in equipment inspections and quality control, particularly in high hazard industries. The role involves liaising with various stakeholders, reviewing specifications, and maintaining documentation. This long-term contract offers competitive pay and additional benefits for travel and accommodation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide independent quality control services and supply chain competency assessments.
- Review customer requirements/specifications and prepare Quality Plans/ITPs.
- Review and accept incoming NDE and weld procedures from sub suppliers.
- Review and accept incoming material certificates.
- Liaise with Inspection Bodies, Customers, and other appointed Third Parties on inspection.
- Review and sign off completed documentation packages.
- Maintain Product Registers.
- Produce periodical reports as requested by the business.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with both internal and external Customers.
Key Skills:
- 3-5 years of experience in equipment inspections and quality control in welding and fabrication.
- C&G Cert or equivalent in Fabrication & Welding or similar level engineering qualification.
- CSWIP 3.1/3.2 Welding Inspector certification.
- PCN level II - MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspections).
- PCN level II - Rad Interp (Radiographic Interpretation).
- SC clearance eligibility (UK Citizen with 5 years of residency in the UK).
- Knowledge of ASME Code, materials, welding, and NDE techniques.
- Good working knowledge of UK inspection requirements in high hazard industries.
- Ability to work successfully in a team and provide guidance and training.
- Willingness to travel to various fabrication sites across the South West UK.
Salary (Rate): £120,000.00 yearly
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Quality Assurance Engineer – Welding & Fabrication – Reading £38.50p/h (outside IR35) + site-based + average 48hr working week + good overtime rates (night/weekend work) + travel time paid up to 5hrs @£38.50p/h per week + nightly allowance towards accommodation + long-term contract work (min 12months & rolling)
Quality Assurance Engineer responsibilities include:
- Provide independent quality control services and supply chain competency assessments relating to equipment in manufacture, fabrication, and construction.
- Review customer requirements/specifications and prepare Quality Plans/ITPs.
- Review and accept incoming NDE and weld procedures from sub suppliers.
- Review and accept incoming material certificates.
- Liaise with Inspection Bodies, Customers and other appointed Third Parties on inspection.
- Review and sign off completed documentation packages.
- Maintain Product Registers.
- Produce periodical reports as requested by the business.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with both internal and external Customers.
Quality Assurance Engineer profile:
- An experienced Engineer, with 3-5yrs in equipment inspections & quality control in welding & fabrication.
- Must have C&G Cert / or equivalent Fabrication & welding or similar level engineering qualification.
- Must have CSWIP 3.1/3.2 Welding Inspector.
- PCN level II - MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspections)
- PCN level II - Rad Interp (Radiographic Interpretation)
- Any other PCNs beneficial
- Must be SC clearance eligible (a UK Citizen who has lived and worked in the UK for the last 5yrs)
- Knowledge of ASME Code including materials, welding and NDE techniques.
- Good working knowledge of UK requirements for Inspection in high hazard industries.
- Ability to work successfully in a team, giving guidance, support and training as and when necessary.
- Comfortable covering various fabrication sites across the South West UK and flexible to travel further afield on occasion if required.
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