Qa Technician

Linkster Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay rates

Quarterly bonus £125

Aerospace training

Job summary

Linkster Recruitment is supporting a leading aerospace manufacturing business in Swadlincote with recruitment of motivated Quality Support Technicians to join the established Quality Department. The role focuses on logging non-conformances, first-off inspections, containment activities, and supporting continuous improvement.

You will work on compliance with AS9100, customer procedures, and environmental requirements, with opportunities for progression to Quality Engineer roles.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality inspection/manufacturing QA.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Understanding of customer specifications and traceability.
• Proficient with MS Office; experience with inspection software/ERP beneficial.
• Aerospace or automotive quality experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Logging non-conformances and first-contact scrap reviews.
• Carrying out first-off inspections when required.
• Supporting containment activities to address quality concerns.
• Raising engineering change requests to support continuous improvement.
• Communicating quality alerts across relevant departments.
• Ensuring compliance with AS9100, customer procedures, H&S, COSHH, ISO 14001 and environmental requirements.
• Assisting Quality Engineers with internal and external non-conformance investigations.
• Conducting shop-floor audits and supporting inspection activity.

Skills

Quality inspection

Manufacturing quality

Quality assurance

Reading engineering drawings

MS Office

ERP/inspection software

Aerospace quality experience

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Inspection software

Job description

Quality Support Technician

Location: Swadlincote

Linkster Recruitment is proud to be supporting a leading aerospace manufacturing business in Swadlincote with the recruitment of motivated and detail-driven Quality Support Technicians to join their established Quality Department.

Main Duties Quality Support Technician

• Logging non-conformances and completing first-contact scrap reviews
• Carrying out first-off inspections when required
• Supporting containment activities to address quality concerns
• Raising engineering change requests to support continuous improvement
• Communicating quality alerts clearly across relevant departments
• Ensuring compliance with AS9100, customer quality procedures, H&S, COSHH, ISO 14001 and environmental requirements
• Assisting Quality Engineers with internal and external non-conformance investigations
• Conducting shop-floor audits and supporting inspection activity where required

Requirements Quality Support Technician

• Previous experience within quality inspection, manufacturing quality or quality assurance
• Aerospace or automotive quality experience would be advantageous, although applicants from general manufacturing QA backgrounds will also be considered
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Understanding of customer specifications and traceability requirements
• Computer literate, with experience using MS Office; inspection software or ERP system knowledge would be beneficial

Shifts Available

Rotating Days (AM/PM)

• Weekly rotating day shifts: Mornings and afternoons, Monday to Friday (05:00-12:40 / 13:00-20:40)
• Grade 5 pay rate: £15.51 per hour including shift allowance
• Annual salary (37.5 hrs/week): £30,285 including shift allowance

Permanent Nights

• Sunday to Thursday 21:00-04:40
• Grade 5 night rate: £16.55 per hour including shift allowance
• Annual salary (37.5 hrs/week): £32,272 including shift allowance

Why Join?

• Aerospace-grade training and ongoing development
• Clear progression route towards Quality Engineer roles
• Stable, permanent employment with a global manufacturing organisation
• Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5x and 2.0x rates
• Quarterly bonus payments of £125