Lead Quality Inspector

AAGL; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Nottingham is seeking a Lead Quality Inspector to support aerospace manufacturing. The role involves overseeing inspection processes, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Candidates should have strong inspection skills and a minimum of 5 years' experience in aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in aerospace manufacturing, preferably in a machine shop.
• Strong hands-on inspection experience with mechanical tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inspection team and schedule.
• Prepare First Article Inspection Reports.
• Perform dimensional and CMM inspections.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inspection

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

CMM

Job description

Seeking a Lead Quality Inspector to be based on-site supporting a customer program in Nottingham. Working within a Final Inspection department of a machine shop, the desired candidate will have previous experience in working in an Aerospace Inspection role, leading a team, as well as hands on experience performing inspection to engineering drawings, customer purchase order, industry standards and specifications.

The support will include:

• Overseeing the inspection team, providing support to newer team members
• Overseeing the inspection schedule, throughput and prioritisation process
• First Article Inspection Report Preparation
• First-off Inspection
• Visual, documentation and packaging checks
• Part serialisation checks
• Dimensional inspection
• CMM Inspection
• Suggest and support department improvement initiatives

Experience requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 5-years previous experience within an aerospace manufacturing environment, preferably within a busy machine shop
• Strong hands-on inspection experience, using various mechanical inspection tools, such as micrometers and calipers, as well as CMM
• Experience in preparing, reviewing and approving FAIs to AS9102
• Open and supportive nature, with the ability to maximise a teams potential
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise workload, and meet stringent deadlines.
• Based in a commutable distance of Nottingham

This role falls inside IR35 and will require the use of an Umbrella Company