Inspector

OSI Electronics UK; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Electronics, UK is seeking an Inspector to join our manufacturing floor to inspect PCB assemblies during SMT, ensuring they meet IPC standards and customer instructions.

You will perform first off, direct batch, and sample inspections, verify against drawings and BOMs, and work with production to maintain right-first-time quality and lean manufacturing.

Candidates should have electronics manufacturing experience and direct inspection background, with IPC-610A familiarity preferred.

Qualifications

• Electronics manufacturing experience
• Direct inspection experience preferred
• Familiarity with IPC-610A workmanship standards

Responsibilities

• Operates on the factory shop floor performing first-off inspection and direct batch inspection for PCB assemblies.
• Ensures assemblies meet drawings and required workmanship standards with a lean, right-first-time approach.
• Builds strong relationships with production teams to apply lean manufacturing principles and ensure quality.
• Verifies assemblies against build packs (BOMs and Drawings) and maintains IPC-610A workmanship standards.
• Provides feedback to operators on issues or rework and ensures follow-up is completed.
• Escalates identified trends to engineering/QA and promotes a strong right-first-time policy.

Skills

IPC-610A knowledge

Inspection experience

Attention to detail

Job description

OSI Electronics, UK is based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. From design, prototype, and PCB assembly to volume box builds, we make electronic products for UK and overseas markets. Being electronics specialists, providing the highest quality, reliability, on-time deliveries, and customer support in UK electronics manufacturing. We focus on end-to-end electronic device manufacturing, customisable to meet the individual requirements of UK and International companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers.

The Inspector will perform inspection of printed circuit boards (PCBs) during the SMT stage of the manufacturing process, with reference to IPC standards as well as specific customer instruction.

Responsibilities

• Operates within the factory shop floor, providing first off inspection, direct batch inspection, sample inspection and process verification for the assembly of electronics both by machine and hand.
• A disciplined approach ensuring all assemblies are built to drawing and the required workmanship standards in an efficient and quality focused manner.
• To develop strong, effective relationships with the individual production team members to ensure that our right first time and lean manufacturing principles are applied.
• Ensure all assembly work is undertaken to the appropriate build standard by reference to supplied build packs (BOMS and Drawings) ensuring relevant workmanship standard (IPC-610A or customer specified equivalent) are maintained.
• Ensure all production processes are followed at all times.
• Provide feedback to production operators of any identified issues or rework.
• Ensure all rework is completed to the required standard.
• Minimise rework by ensuring all operators are aware of any issues that arise during the production processes and help identify and feedback to supervisors where further training is required.
• Escalate any identified trends to engineering / QA and promote a strong right first time policy.
• Uphold the companys core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.

Qualifications

• Electronics manufacturing. Essential
• Experience in direct inspection. Desirable
• Ideally inspection experience with reference to workmanship standards such as IPC610A.

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