Quality Control Specialist
Baker Hughes · United Kingdom
Quality Control Specialist
Are you passionate about quality and committed to getting it right the first time?
Can you use technical drawings, inspection tools, and quality systems to identify issues and deliver continuous improvement?
Partner with the best
Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower‑carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world’s evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.
Fuel your passion!
As a Quality Control Specialist, you'll be responsible for conducting visual, dimensional, and NDE inspections on parts, assemblies, and subassemblies to ensure they meet design specifications and manufacturing requirements. You'll play a key role in identifying defects, raising non-conformances, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain the highest standards of product quality while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
As a Quality Control Specialist, you will:
- Interpret technical drawings, specifications, and procedures to verify product compliance.
- Carry out visual and dimensional inspections on products, components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies.
- Use monitoring and measuring equipment to validate quality requirements.
- Confirm completion of manufacturing operations and ensure inspection activities are accurately documented.
- Maintain inspection records, logs, and calibration documentation for Testing, Measurement, Monitoring and Detection Equipment (TMMDE).
- Identify and document non-conformances using SAP QN or Oracle NCM, supporting the management of NCRs.
- Contribute to root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve quality concerns and enhance processes.
- Work within business systems including SAP, Oracle BHOS, Agility, and other quality management platforms.
- Take part in quality audits, material review boards, Kaizen events, and problem-solving activities.
- Program and calibrate TMMDE equipment, where required.
- Share knowledge and support the competency management programme through coaching and mentoring colleagues.
- Help foster and maintain a positive quality culture across the facility.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Solid experience in a quality inspection or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications with confidence.
- Proficiency in using precision measuring and inspection equipment.
- Experience with non-conformance management processes and reporting systems.
- Familiarity with quality management systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems is advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co-located in one of our many offices.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Quality Inspector - Product QC Principal