Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.

Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%)
In the UK we are currently over 300 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings.
Due to our ongoing projects, we are currently recruiting a Lead Quality Inspector to join our team at Hinkley Point C.

Detailed key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management Systems, policies and procedures to assure continuing compliance to ISO 9001 and 14001 standards.
• Liaise with internal and external customers on Quality concerns.
• Lead daily team meeting with onsite quality inspectors.
• Liaise with Construction Managers to understand expectations for the day & allocate tasks to the quality inspection team.
• Ensure compliance to the contract quality assurance plan.
• Ensure compliance to customer and product specifications through rigorous inspections.
• Monitor all inspection activities.
• Monitor sub-contractors.
• Support the approval of incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
• Approving in-process production by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; communicating required adjustments to production supervisor,
• Approving finished products by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; returning products for rework; confirming rework,
• Dealing with document inspection results by completing reports and logs; summarising rework and waste
• Keeping measurement equipment in working condition by following operating instructions; calling for repairs
• Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal re
• gulations,
• Accomplishing quality and organising jobs by completing related results as needed  
• Managing non-conformities and help to address them, managing corrective and preventative actions and organising their implementation.
• Exchanging with the client quality inspector & notifying of upcoming inspections.
• Compilation of SONIM’s (NOI’s) for the following days activities & submission.
  Maintain shared quality working folders ensuring information within is up to date – Procedures, Weld books, Weld maps & drawings.
• Maintain deviation log to capture any issues raised detailing any FCR’s, NCR’s & RFI’s raised in relation to the project.
• Aid in the review of reports, ITPs, weld information of current works

To be considered, we require the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• CSWIP Level 2 (3.1) Welding Inspection (essential)
• PCN L2 Dye Pen (essential)
• PCN L2 RT/Radiographic Interpretation (desirable)
• Responsible welding co-ordinator
• CSCS Managers and Professionals Test
• SMSTS (desirable)

In return we are offering a salary of £59,462.07 (SSA Agreement) plus allowances and overtime.

Benefits also include: 

• Pension
• Overtime paid at x 1.4 and x 1.8 the standard rate
• Travel and accommodation allowances

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We value and plan to continue to build on the benefits of our diverse working environment and recognise a priority to improve gender mix.

Everyone will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.