Quality Inspector (metals / engineering)
Are you an experienced Quality Inspector looking to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, friendly, and flexible business?
Do you have a passion to ensure the highest standards of quality measurements and aesthetics are always achieved?
Can you read and interpret technical drawings and engineer your way around potential problems?
A long-established business that specializes in the manufacture of low volume, high quality, tubular and threaded components for various sectors including Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Defense industries and due to impending retirement, are actively hiring for a Quality Inspector.
Key Quality Inspector background needed:
- Experience working within a precision engineering company and metal machining environment.
- Experience with both visual and dimensional inspection (micrometers, bore gauges, callipers, height gauges etc.), and be used to working to extremely tight tolerances and critical deadlines.
- Knowledge and experience of full inspection requirements, reports and CMM utilisation.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, understand and identify all engineering symbols and the requirements they demand.
- Ability to measure accurately in both metric and imperial units is essential.
- Excellent level of communication skills, diplomacy, literacy and numeracy is required.
- Maintain accurate manufacturing records, ensuring traceability and documentation of quality issues.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Quality Inspector Responsibilities
- Work with the team to create and maintain a Quality focused culture throughout the business.
- Dimensionally and visually inspect products to detailed technical drawings and specifications.
- Carry out first offs, last offs, patrol inspection, incoming material and final inspection checks.
- Communicate with our customers to discuss any potential or actual quality issues discovered.
- Quarantine, log and report all non-conforming products promptly.
- Investigate and analyse any non-conforming product or any deviation to specification and raise Concession requests and when required, Non-conformance reports.
- Raising First Article Inspection Reports (training can be provided).
- Create, review and verify Certificates of Conformity.
- Accurately complete manufacturing records, ensuring accuracy and full product and process traceability.
- Previous experience and certification in inspection under an AS9100 or equivalent quality system is highly desirable.
- Competence in using Microsoft Office and other relevant software.
- A hands-on approach to teamwork and problem solving is essential as is a flexible, positive, and responsive approach to any duties.
Package and Benefits:
- Salary depending on experience. Guide £30-£35k per annum.
- The position is full-time and permanent, and an immediate start is available.
- The hours are Monday – Thursday 8.00am-5.00pm, Friday 8am – 2.30pm but we can discuss if needed.
- Holidays are 28 days including Bank Holidays + extra bonus holiday over the Christmas Period to ensure a full shutdown from the 23rd of Dec to the 3rd of January.
- Health Care Scheme covering services such as opticians, dental, physiotherapy, surgery and more.
- Excellent working conditions and parking on-site.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance and Engineering
Industries
Manufacturing, Engineering Services, and Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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