Composite Inspector

Crosby Composites; Brackley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading carbon fiber manufacturer in the UK is seeking an Inspector for its Brackley location. The successful candidate will ensure the highest inspection standards for automotive parts, requiring a deep understanding of quality processes and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment. Experience with Romer Arm and Power Inspect software is essential. This full-time position offers competitive pay, a pension scheme, and additional benefits including healthcare and holiday allowances.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Company pension

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of inspection standards and role expectations.
• Experience in quality management processes and handling non-conformances.
• Proficient in visually inspecting automotive parts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections to ensure high standards of parts.
• Support production areas by managing inspection tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to inspect high quality parts

Adaptability

Flexibility in fast-paced environment

Tools

Romer Arm

Power Inspect software

Job description

Job Title

Inspector

Reports to

Operations Manager

Department

Inspection

Responsible for

N/A

About the company

Crosby Composites (established in 1982) is the number one composite manufacturer in the UK, excelling in the design and manufacture of high-quality carbon fibre parts. Our global customers cover Formula 1, motorsport but primarily automotive, making components and bodywork for some of the most prestigious and outrageous hyper cars in the world. Our services in supporting this include conceptual design, bespoke tolling and manufacturing (with inhouse state of the art spray painting, kit cutting and multiple large autoclaves).

About our employees

As a member of the Crosby Composites team, we expect all our employees to:

• Adhere to all Crosby Composites policies and procedures
• Represent the Company in a professional manner at all times
• Ensure workplace safety is practiced at all times
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment

Core Values

Teamwork – At the heart of everything we do

Reliability – Honesty and dependability in our everyday business

Accountability – It up to me and its up to us, we all take responsibility for our actions

Continuous Improvements – Always striving to improve all that we do

Exceeding Expectations – Never excepting the minimum standard

Driving Safety First – Looking out for ourselves and each other

Mission

• Support the development of an efficient and effective operational Team
• Increase efficiency to +90%
• Reduce scrap to 2%
• Ensure 100% Plan Adherence
• Increase staff retention
• Develop and maintain the pace of staff development

Measures

• Meeting the mission objectives (detailed above) which are measured and monitored through the data and metrics collected by the company

Lead Inspector

Crosby Composites are a leading carbon fibre manufacturer working predominately in high end, luxury automotive and formula 1. Established in 1982 we have almost 40 years’ experience of innovation in this field. With IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001: 2015 accreditations we can support our customers with all their needs and work to the highest industry standards.

We have a passion and a drive to deliver the very best and are now continuing on our journey of growth and development through the growth of our teams, across both sites. We are a company of opportunities and are looking for individuals who want to be a part of that development to join our team.

We have an opportunity within our Inspection team in Brackley, which is a critical part of our production team. We work to the highest standards and our inspection team are a critical part of managing this and supporting the production areas.

This is a day shift, working Monday to Friday. Core hours are 8am to 4:30pm. We offer competitive rates of pay, company pension, 23 days holiday plus the bank holidays, private healthcare and the opportunity for overtime during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Has a clear understanding of how an inspection role works and the standards required
• To have the ability to efficiently inspect high quality carbon fibre automotive parts and racing components to the customer standards
• Experience of working within a quality/inspection environment with a knowledge of quality management processes and supporting with internal non conformances
• Excellent attention to detail is key for this role – the inspection team visually inspect parts and ensuring they are to the correct standard is critical
• The ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment, we work to constantly changing customer schedules and workload varies and products constantly change – adaptability and flexibility is key in this area
• We are looking for experience of working with a Romer Arm and the ability to use Power Inspect software, as this is a key part of our inspection process. This experience is essential for this role.