Surveillance Engineer (Salwick Preston, GB)

Discover an Exciting Career in Nuclear Fuels Engineering: Quality Assurance Surveillance Engineer

Are you a driven and meticulous individual with a passion for ensuring the highest standards of quality? This is an exceptional opportunity to join a world-class team at one of the globe's most advanced Fuel Fabrication Facilities. As a Quality Assurance Surveillance Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in a dynamic and supportive environment, contributing to the future growth and innovation within the nuclear fuels sector.

What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out?

This role offers a unique chance to be at the forefront of Nuclear Fuels Engineering in the UK. You'll be instrumental in upholding stringent quality standards for both existing and expanding customer contracts, including an exciting portfolio of new orders and emerging markets.

• Pioneering New Markets: Gain invaluable experience working with next-generation fuel types, including Reprocessed Uranium Fuel, HALEU/LEU+, and other advanced nuclear fuels.
• Career Growth and Development: The business has a proven track record of nurturing talent. This position provides a clear pathway for advancement into senior roles, both within the organization and beyond.
• Cutting-Edge Facilities: Work within one of the most modern Fuel Fabrication Facilities globally, offering a stimulating and technologically advanced work environment.
• Impactful Role: Directly contribute to ensuring product conformity with rigorous quality management systems, process parameters, and customer specifications, directly impacting safety and quality.
• Continuous Improvement Focus: You will be empowered to identify and implement day-to-day improvement opportunities, driving efficiency and excellence.
• Collaborative Team Environment: Become part of a well-supported, diverse team where collaboration and professional development are prioritized.

Key Responsibilities: Your Impact in Action

As a Quality Assurance Surveillance Engineer, your day-to-day activities will be critical to maintaining our commitment to excellence. You will:

• Conduct Comprehensive Surveillance: Oversee nuclear fuel product manufacturing to ensure strict adherence to technical specifications set by customers and internal teams.
• Execute Thorough Checks: Perform detailed surveillance across various product areas, including documentation review, gauge verification, sampling, training assessment, customer-supplied product management, traceability, handling, storage, inspection status, product release, certification, and control of non-conforming product.
• Problem-Solving and Process Improvement: Provide expert advice and make crucial decisions regarding non-conforming product, act as a Quality Reviewer for Corrective Action Processes (CAPs), manage documentation, and oversee plant qualifications.
• Maintain Process Integrity: Conduct 'in-process monitoring' and employ 'statistical process control' to guarantee manufacturing parameters remain within defined tolerances.
• Collaborate Internally and Externally: Support internal audits, accompany customer surveillance engineers, and actively participate in customer Quality Meetings.
• Foster Strong Communication: Liaise effectively with manufacturing teams, other departments, and customers and their representatives.
• Drive Corrective Actions: Support the CAP to implement corrective actions and conduct initial quality investigations.
• Uphold Certification Standards: Assist in maintaining certifications to ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 standards.
• Contribute to Performance Measurement: Aid the Quality Manager in defining, measuring, and improving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across Safety, Quality, Cost, People, and Delivery.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

We are looking for candidates who possess a strong foundation in engineering principles and a keen eye for detail. Ideal candidates will have:

• An Engineering Degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent experience/knowledge in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience working within manufacturing as a Quality Engineer.
• Training in manufacturing quality assurance auditing.
• Solid understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Desirable: Registration as a CQI practitioner.
• Ideally: Knowledge and experience in quality/operations management, though strong candidates with alternative backgrounds will be considered.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), trending, and statistical evaluation.
• Demonstrable experience in Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g., Green Belt, Black Belt, Six Sigma).

Why Consider This Opportunity?

At Westinghouse, we understand that your professional growth is tied to your well-being and engagement. We are committed to fostering a supportive and respectful environment where you can excel. We offer:

• Attractive Remuneration: Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Designed for your convenience and safety, including a peer-to-peer recognition program, life insurance, and a DC Pension plan.
• Learning and Development: Significant opportunities for continuous learning and professional advancement.
• Team and Community Engagement: Opportunities to participate in community service events and team-building activities, fostering strong bonds and mutual inspiration.

This is an onsite position based at the Springfields Fuels Site.

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in a pivotal industry, we encourage you to explore this exciting career path. You can learn more about Westinghouse and our impact by visiting Westinghouse UK Nuclear | Westinghouse.