Inspector

Thales Group; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Cycle to work

Volunteer day

Annual bonus

Employee discounts

Stock options

Job summary

Thales Group in Crawley, United Kingdom seeks an Inspector to perform inspection of production and repair items, verify data, and carry out First Article Inspections. You will ensure documentation accuracy and compliance with IPC standards, while maintaining equipment and generating inspection reports.

Ideal candidates hold IPC 610/620 certifications, apprenticeship/ONC or equivalent, and have strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Inspection of units and systems to documentation pack and company workmanship standards
• Basic PC skills in Microsoft Excel, Word
• Training other employees in IPC standards

Responsibilities

• Inspection of production and repair items
• Verification to Product Defining Data of assembly, wiring, modifications and repairs
• First Article Inspection
• Verification of associated documentation
• Inspection of units and systems to documentation pack and company workmanship standards
• Maintenance of equipment/ tooling as required
• Raise Inspection Reports
• Inspection Survey of repair units

Skills

IPC standards

Inspection

Communication skills

Planning skills

Root cause analysis

Team player

Education

Apprenticeship/ONC

IPC 610 certification

IPC 620 certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

R0236025 Inspector

Crawley

Our Opportunity

Thales teams deliver cutting-edge solutions to armed forces the world over. We are Europe’s number one supplier of defence electronics and a leading provider of integrated air defence systems. But our people don’t just work with incredibly advanced technology. The armoured vehicles we build can resist the full force of improvised explosive devices, while our avionics solutions control some of the world’s most iconic military aircraft. Together, our people make the world safer.

What the role has to offer

• Inspection of production and repair items.
• Verification to Product Defining Data of assembly, wiring, modifications and repairs of simple to complex units and systems.
• First Article Inspection
• Verification of associated documentation
• Inspection of units and systems to documentation pack and company workmanship standards
• First Article Inspection
• Maintenance of equipment/ tooling as required
• Verification of equipment build standards
• Raise Inspection Reports
• Inspection Survey of repair units
• Audit of In-Process Verfied (IPV) operators to ensure compliance with IPC standards
• Support Workplace Management requirements with regard to Monthly Inspections, ESD, COSHH and Temperature & Humidity records
• Support the generation, modification and validation of company processes, procedures, practices and standards
• Support the rollout of, and promote the adherence to, company processes, procedures, practices and standards
• Contribute to effective improvement activities within Industry
• Maintain the Thales key values

About You

• Inspection of units and systems to documentation pack an:d company workmanship standards
• ESD awareness
• Good Understanding of Company and departmental procedures.
• Working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental policy, procedures & legislation.
• Basic PC skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, etc.
• Training other employees in IPC standards
• Apprenticeship/ONC or practical experience in the inspection of the wiring & assembly of military and civil products
• Certified to IPC 610 and 620
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Good problem solving and root cause analysis skills
• Quick learner - open minded and receptive to change
• Aptitude for facilitating and coaching process and behavioural change
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and improve on the accepted standards
• Ready and willing to make decisions in order to keep things moving forward
• Team Player with good self and other awareness
• Strong disciplined approach to process
• Ability to interface well at all levels within the business, suppliers, partners and customers
• Ability to plan and organise workload to achieve deadlines
• Ability to estimate duration of tasks

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring.