Finisher / Quality Inspector

Greene Tweed; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Greene Tweed is seeking a quality inspector to conduct thorough inspections and ensure compliance with specifications in Nottingham, UK. You will perform various quality tests and maintain quality records as required by the Quality Management System.

Applicants need a High School Diploma/GED and 3+ years of inspection experience, including knowledge of hand tools and basic mechanical skills. The role offers an opportunity for work-based training at Greene Tweed’s facility in Switzerland.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previous inspection experience.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools like callipers and micrometres is desired.
• Close visual attention with good reasoning and judgment are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct first part and final inspections of parts to ensure quality standards.
• Perform various quality tests to verify compliance with specifications.
• Document quality records as per quality management requirements.

Skills

Inspection experience

Use of hand tools

Basic mechanical skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of GD&T

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Tools

Callipers

Micrometres

Manual CMM

Job description

At Greene, Tweed, you’ll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you’d expect from a multi-national industry leader. You’ll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Job Summary

Conducts quality inspections combined with the ability to accurately finish and rework intricate features to a high standard, minimizing quality control issues. A strong attention to detail is required to meet or exceed customer requirements, design specifications and company quality standards, dimensionally, in appearance and product reliability.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts first part, in process and final and visual inspection of parts/assemblies in process to ensure operator accuracy and traceability documentation is complete – by monitoring dimensions and visual appearance of components per print, router specifications and quality plans.
• Conducts various quality tests verifying conformance to design and print specifications, using equipment such as callipers, thickness gauge micrometres, height gauge, hand gauges, computer radius gauge, pie tapes, optical comparator, manual CMM and precision hand measuring equipment.
• Visually inspects parts for any defects including but not limited to blemishes, char, voids and cracks.
• Maintains quality records as required by the Quality Management System.
• Conducts incoming receiving inspections as required by the Quality Management System.
• Requests corrections of routers and prints, initiates NCR’s, MRB’s and CAR’s.
• Participates in problem solving analysis and solutions as requested.
• Works with minimal supervision.
• Able to work in multiple areas of the quality department.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience.

Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of previous inspection experience
• Previous experience using basic hand tools: callipers, micrometres, OGP, Manual CMM, Gage pins etc. in the inspection of parts desired
• Basic mechanical skills and computer skills helpful.
• Close visual attention, reasoning, and judgment are required.
• Basic understanding of geometric dimension and tolerancing (GD&T) is a plus.
• Inspection experience in a machine shop or manufacturing environment preferred.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake 2-weeks work-based training at Greene Tweed’s Switzerland facility.

Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.