Inspector

MacTaggart Scott; Loanhead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Referral programme

Onsite nurse

Free parking

Company pension

Cycle to work

Life insurance

Sick pay

Job summary

MacTaggart Scott in Scotland seeks a skilled Inspector to join our Inspection team. This role ensures quality and compliance through dimensional and goods‑inwards inspection, working with minimal supervision to align with work centre priorities.

You’ll play a key part in problem-solving, calibration management, and supporting production to deliver right-first-time quality in a hands‑on environment within the defence sector.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings accurately.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning and organisational capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of inspection methods and processes.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Carry out dimensional inspection and quality-control activities to ensure products meet required standards.
• Coordinate and manage calibration of inspection and production equipment in line with procedures.
• Investigate and challenge defects, providing practical solutions to improve quality and prevent recurrence.
• Oversee in-process inspection and product surveillance from goods-inwards to final manufacture.
• Collaborate with Production, Production Engineering and Engineering Support to resolve issues and minimise defects.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis and implement corrective/preventative actions for non-conformances.
• Participate in problem-solving activities with operators, team leaders and engineers as needed.
• May train in Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) techniques where required.

Skills

Drawings interpretation

Communication

Planning

Self-motivated

Inspection methods

Pressure tolerance

Team player

IT skills

Job description

About Us

At MacTaggart Scott, we’ve been engineering innovative solutions for the Naval Defence industry since 1898. We deliver end-to-end support from design and manufacture to commissioning and life-cycle management for some of the UK’s most complex defence programmes.

We’re proud of our heritage but focused on the future. Continuous improvement, innovation, and developing our people are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Inspector to join our Inspection team. This is a critical role responsible for ensuring the quality and compliance of products through robust dimensional and goods-inwards inspection processes.

Working with minimal supervision, you will ensure inspection operations are completed efficiently, accurately, and in line with work centre priorities. You’ll play a key role in problem-solving, defect prevention, calibration management, and supporting production teams to deliver right-first-time quality.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced inspector who thrives in a hands‑on technical environment and wants to contribute directly to high‑integrity engineering for the defence sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out dimensional inspection and quality-control activities to ensure products meet required standards.


• Co‑ordinate and manage the calibration of inspection and production equipment in line with company procedures.


• Investigate and challenge defects, providing practical solutions to improve product quality and prevent recurrence.


• Oversee in‑process inspection and product surveillance from goods‑inwards through to final manufacture, including first‑of‑batch acceptance checks where required.


• Work closely with Production, Production Engineering, and Engineering Support teams to resolve product issues and drive best‑practice approaches that minimise defects.


• Lead or support root‑cause analysis activities, identifying corrective and preventative actions for non‑conformances.


• Participate in problem‑solving activities across the business, engaging with operators, team leaders, and engineering teams as needed.


• May undertake training in Non‑Destructive Examination (NDE) techniques where required.

About You

You’re a proactive and detail‑driven professional who takes pride in delivering high‑quality inspection work. You enjoy working collaboratively across departments and can confidently challenge issues to ensure product compliance and integrity.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings with accuracy and confidence.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective and sustainable relationships across the business, including internal teams and external suppliers.


• Well‑developed planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage workload effectively.


• Self‑motivated and able to work on your own initiative while maintaining high standards of accuracy.


• Solid knowledge of inspection methods, techniques, and processes.


• Proven ability to perform under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.


• A collaborative team player who contributes positively to shared goals.


• Proficient IT skills, including competence with Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable Skills

• Experience within defence, naval, or high‑integrity engineering environments.


• Experience working with castings and rubber items


• Competence in ERP/MRP systems

Your future at MacTaggart Scott – What we offer

• Our leave policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave,paid parental leave, military reservist leave, plus more.


• A generous referral programme.


• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program as well as our Employee Assistance Programme and an onsite nurse.


• Onsite Canteen and Car Park


• Free onsite parking


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Free flu jabs


• Health & wellbeing programme


• Life insurance


• Sick pay