Pre-Qualified Quality Inspector

Gardner Aerospace Operations UK Limited; Temple Normanton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace manufacturing firm based in Temple Normanton is seeking a Pre-Qualified Quality Inspector. The role involves providing quality and inspection support in a busy manufacturing environment, maintaining quality control, and conducting root cause analyses. Candidates should have an engineering background and experience in quality control. This position offers competitive pay, overtime, and additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Overtime available

Pension

Holidays

Long Service awards

Death in Service

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality control environment preferred.
• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision.
• Attention to detail is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide Quality and Inspection support.
• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process.
• Conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other quality tools.

Skills

Internal auditing experience

Engineering background

Interpret engineering drawings

Technical knowledge in aerospace

Use of measuring equipment

Quality control experience

First Article Inspection Reports

Working to ISO 9001 and ISO 5001

Machining/Fabrications knowledge

Attention to detail

CMM experience

Lean tools like 8D and Kaizen

Chemical and special processes

Aerospace manufacturing background

New Product Introduction tools

Practical Problem Solving skills

Excellent IT Skills

Job description

We are looking for a Pre-Qualified Quality Inspector to work in a busy manufacturing environment at our Derby Site.

Working hours: 48 hours, Monday to Thursday 6:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Thursday Including 2 x 20minute breaks.

Salary: £15.37 plus 9% shift allowance.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Overtime available
• Pension
• Holidays
• Long Service awards
• Death in Service

Purpose of role and key accountabilities

• To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry.
• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements.
• Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business.
• First article inspection procedures.
• Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the chief inspector along with recommendations.
• Assist in the 5Y quality procedure and produce root cause analysis of product failures.
• Incorporate standardisation of jigs, fixtures and tooling wherever possible.
• Non-conformance procedures.
• Represent quality function at team meetings.
• Support, develop and improve the relationship with our quality contacts within our customer base.
• Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and manufacturing processes.
• To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required.
• To support, develop, maintain and improve the company's quality management system and conduct internal audits against the system.
• To control calibration activity of all instrument on regular basis.
• To conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirements.

Core skills/attributes needed

• Previous internal auditing experience.
• Experienced in an engineering background.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Technical knowledge & experience within the aerospace sector preferred.
• Competent in using the following equipment: verniers, micrometers, bore micrometers, height gauges, DTI (Digital Test Indicators).
• Experience in a quality control environment preferred.
• Provide 1st Article Inspection Reports.
• Working to ISO 9001 and ISO 5001.
• Experience of Machining / Fabrications and Treatments.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision.
• CMM experience advantageous but not essential.
• Experience in lean tools such as 8D, Kaizen (Continues Improvement) processes.
• Chemical and special processes knowledge.
• Aerospace manufacturing background ideally specific NADCAP experience.
• New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness.
• Practical Problem Solving skills.
• Excellent IT Skills.

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;

SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business

• Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all.
• Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a 'right first time' performance.
• Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders.
• Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets.
• People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community.