Contract - Quality Inspector

Owen Daniels; Hilcote; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels is recruiting for a Quality Inspector to join a Derby-based on-site team. The role supports aerospace, defence and power generation components, focusing on adherence to drawings, specifications and ISO/AS9100 requirements.

You will perform inspections, maintain accurate records, and contribute to continuous improvement while working a 39-hour week with overtime opportunities. This is a contract role offered on PAYE/Umbrella/LTD inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Follow all Environmental, Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Review Job Card and manufacturing docs before starting work.
• Carry out inspections with measuring equipment to verify conformity.
• Identify, record and communicate non-conforming products and support investigations.
• Complete work bookings in MRP system and manage data accurately.
• Maintain 5S standards and contribute to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a quality-focused culture in the business.
• Dimensionally and visually inspect products to drawings/specifications.
• Carry out first-offs, last-offs, incoming material and final inspections.
• Investigate deviations, raise Concession requests and NCRs as needed.
• Ensure documentation and calibration of equipment are current.
• Ensure inspection standards meet customer specifications at all stages.

Skills

EHS compliance

Drawings & docs review

In-process inspection

NCR handling

MRP data entry

5S & CI

Job description

Are you a Quality Inspector looking for a new opportunity? The client is a manufacturer of precision fabricated and machined parts for the aerospace, defence, and power generation industries.

Quality Inspector

Contract

Dependent on Experience

Monday to Thursday - 39 hours per week or Late Monday to Thursday - 39 Hours per week

(PAYE, Umbrella/LTD - InsideIR35) , with overtime available

Derby - On-site

Role 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, incoming material and final inspection checks.
• Investigate and analyse non-conforming product or any deviation from specification and raise Concession requests and, when required, Non-conformance reports.
• Accurately complete manufacturing records, ensuring accuracy and full product and process traceability.
• Ensure all documentation and calibration of equipment is current and correct
• Ensure that all inspection standards, as agreed with customers' specifications, are carried out effectively before processing and at the inspection/despatch stage
• Ensure full compliance of the Company quality system with the requirements of our international standards ISO 9001: 2008 & AS9100 and in line with customer approvals.

Skills

• Follow all company Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements, policies, and procedures at all times.
• Review and understand the Job Card and all applicable manufacturing documentation before starting work, ensuring the latest revisions are available and used. This includes engineering drawings, setup instructions, inspection plans, data cards, and any other required documentation.
• Carry out operations in accordance with the specified requirements, using the appropriate measuring equipment and completing all in-process inspections to verify product conformity.
• Identify, record, and communicate any non-conforming products in line with the Non-Conformance Procedure, and support root cause investigations where required.
• Accurately complete work bookings within the MRP system, follow handling and storage requirements to prevent damage, and perform scheduled TPM activities on equipment.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe work area in accordance with 5S standards, while actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, efficiency, and performance