Join Rolls-Royce as a Quality Control Engineer in Winsford on a permanent, full-time onsite basis. In this role, you will oversee critical quality inspection processes, manage non-conforming products, and drive quality improvements across teams for world-class power systems.
Requirements
Extensive experience in the engineering industry, preferably in a technical support role.
Strong technical knowledge and expertise in the relevant engineering domain.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office with the ability to learn new systems.
Familiarity with AFI techniques such as 8D is desirable but not mandatory.
No specific degree is explicitly required by the posting.
Skills & Responsibilities
Technical inspections: Perform technical inbound inspections of products, parts, and tools from external third parties and conduct initial sample inspections for locally procured parts.
Quality assurance & compliance: Execute required checks on rail powerpacks to ensure alignment with documented processes, work instructions, and templates.
Issue management: Log internal quality concerns, initiate the 3C process, and ensure non-conforming items are quarantined promptly.
Communication & leadership: Conduct regular Quality Toolbox talks, host monthly quality meetings, and interface with customers to resolve non-conformances.
Potential transition routes: People from mechanical quality inspector or technical support roles may bring strong inspection skills and engineering domain knowledge, alongside meeting the required industry background.
Job description
Job Description
Quality Control Engineer
Location: Winsford
Full time Onsite
Job Description
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
As the skilled Quality Control Engineer you will be responsible for overseeing and executing critical quality inspection processes. This role involves inspecting inbound third-party products, conducting sample inspections, and performing comprehensive checks to ensure the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, possess strong quality assurance knowledge, and demonstrate effective communication skills to facilitate quality improvements across teams.
What you will be doing:
Perform technical inbound inspections of products, parts and tools received from external third parties, other overhaulers, as required.
Conduct initial sample inspections for locally procured parts to ensure compliance with engineering specifications.
Execute required checks on rail powerpacks, ensuring all quality inspections and tests align with documented processes, work instructions, and templates.
Log all internal quality concerns and initiate the 3C process, coordinating with the Quality Lead, Production Manager, Part Supervisor, and Supply Chain Manager.
Conduct regular Quality Toolbox talks and announcements to reinforce quality standards across the team.
Host and actively participate in monthly quality meetings to address ongoing quality challenges and improvements.
Ensure that non-conforming products, parts and tools are effectively quarantined and logged promptly.
Support the Quality Lead and Production Leadership by interfacing with customers to resolve quality-related issues and non-conformances.
Provide backup support for reviewing documentation and preparing Inspection Certifications before the dispatch of powerpacks.
Complete any additional tasks as requested by the line manager.
Position Qualifications
Extensive experience in the engineering industry, preferably in a technical support role
Strong technical knowledge and expertise in the relevant engineering domain.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to individuals at varying levels of technical understanding.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with customers.
Proactive attitude and ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively.
Familiarity with AFI techniques such as 8D (desirable but not mandatory).
Proficient in Microsoft Office with the ability to learn new systems
At Rolls‑Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles
Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.
We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
