Quality Controller

at  James Fisher and Sons plc

WHO WE ARE

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS REQUIRED

• QC experience or similar technical discipline
• Proficient in written and verbal communication in both English and Swedish.
• Proven inspection/ workshop experience utilising tools such as micrometres, verniers etc.
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Good knowledge of quality standards and practices.
• Understanding of MRP Systems (Glovia)- desirable but not mandatory.
• Understanding and experience of Quality Management Software systems.
• Proficient IT skills including knowledge of MS Office programmes (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Awareness of how quality control interacts with ISO 9001.
• Awareness of certification and documentation requirements– proficiency desirable.
• Good written and verbal communication both English and Swedish
• Personal communication skills and ability to interact at all levels of an organisation.
• Ability to work on your own and to specified timescales, project plans a d deadline with the ability to prioritize.
• Able to obtain security clearance from relevant Defence authorities

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join our dynamic team at JFD Sweden. As the Quality Controller you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our products and services meet the highest international and industry standards, as well as specific internal, customer, and government requirements. From the design phase through to delivery, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, overseeing the Control Plan for each build and project, conducting supplier evaluations and visits to guarantee top-quality deliveries, and supervising Corrective Action reports and Root Cause Analysis. Be part of a team that is central to our success and make a significant impact on every project!

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out inspection on incoming goods (including batch sampling) and outgoing goods, witness production and third-party tests, workstation audits.
• Document quality issues, raise non-conformances and other concerns, sign off QA inspection hold points.
• Communicate with suppliers when investigating supplier quality issues and address in a timely manner, proactively and professionally engaging production, and engineering as required.
• Assist other departments as required, including stretch support and proactively and professionally liaise with relevant internal JFD departments. Contribution to company and departmental goals and objectives. Investigate product quality incidents and customer complaints and ensure corrective action follow up.
• Quality process, procedure, and documentation development, any other tasks that are reasonably within the remit of the role.
• Actively engage in contributing and promoting a positive HSSEQ culture to deliver performance, improvements and continually reduce risk, eliminate hazards where possible and prevent injury or ill health whether to themselves or to others who may be affected by their work.
• Empowered to remove themselves from work situations that they consider present an imminent and serious danger to their life or health. To speak out or stop any work if they believe it to be unsafe.
• Ensure your actions or inactions do not adversely affect your or others health and safety, including to those that use our products or services.