CMM Technician

Yolk Recruitment; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Early finish on Fridays

Christmas shutdown

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a CMM Technician for a 12-month fixed-term contract in South Wales. The role focuses on manual CMM inspection and metrology support to ensure components meet specifications. Experience with GD&T and reading drawings is essential.

The position involves hands-on quality work, calibrations, and supporting quality investigations, with potential to become permanent for the right candidate. A proactive, team-oriented mindset is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, especially in quality or metrology.
• Knowledge of metrology and GD&T.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and work to tight tolerances.
• Understanding of quality systems and inspection processes.
• CMM experience with Virtual DMIS or similar software is advantageous.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills; able to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Measure and verify supplier and internal initial sample inspection reports.
• Inspect components with CMM and other metrology equipment.
• Read and interpret drawings, specifications and tolerances.
• Support quality investigations and report findings to senior staff.
• Identify non-conformances and assist corrective actions.
• Calibrate gauges and inspection equipment via external suppliers.
• Conduct internal quality audits.
• Collaborate with quality and production to resolve issues.
• Contribute to Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate inspection records and documentation.
• Provide training and guidance to colleagues as required.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised working environment.

Skills

CMM inspection

GD&T knowledge

Reading drawings

Quality awareness

Teamwork

Tools

Virtual DMIS

CMM equipment

Job description

CMM Technician

£30,000-£35,000

12-month Fixed Term Contract, with the potential to become permanent

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established manufacturing business in South Wales with the recruitment of a CMM Technician on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the opportunity for the role to become permanent. This role would suit candidates currently working as a CMM Technician, CMM Inspector, Quality Inspector, Metrology Technician, Dimensional Inspector or Quality Technician who have experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

This is a hands-on Quality and Metrology position, responsible for inspecting and verifying components using CMM and other inspection equipment, supporting quality investigations and ensuring products meet the required standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Measure and verify supplier and internal initial sample inspection reports.
• Carry out dimensional inspection and verification of manufactured components using CMM equipment, Virtual DMIS and other metrology equipment.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensional specifications and geometric tolerances.
• Support investigations into quality issues and provide findings to the Senior Quality Engineer and Quality Manager.
• Identify and report non-conformances and support corrective action activities.
• Control the calibration of gauges and inspection equipment through external suppliers.
• Conduct internal quality audits.
• Work with Quality and production teams to resolve inspection and quality issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities.
• Maintain accurate inspection and quality records.
• Support colleagues with training and guidance where required.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised working environment.

This is what you'll need

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally within Quality, inspection or metrology.
• Good knowledge of metrology and geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and work accurately within tight tolerances.
• An understanding of quality systems and inspection processes.
• Previous CMM experience would be advantageous, particularly with Virtual DMIS or similar software.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.
• Early finish on Friday's.
• Christmas shut down