Quality Control Technician

Technique Recruitment Solutions; Norwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd is recruiting a Quality Control Technician to join the client’s Engineering Quality Department in Norwich. You will inspect components to meet design requirements and support quality processes across incoming, in-process, and final inspections.

The role is a 2–3 month contract with a current hourly rate of £13.73 per hour, working 37.5 hours per week. You should have experience in quality control, calibration of measuring tools, and reading engineering

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality Control role.
• Able to calibrate measuring instruments.
• Reading engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Inspect supplier and in-house components to meet design requirements.
• Record and report inspection results.
• Carry out dimensional checks, calibration, and data logging.
• Support safety procedures and maintain calibration records.
• Coordinate with line manager on quality issues.

Skills

Quality control

CMM use

Engineering drawings

Measurement equipment

Education

BTEC Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

CMM

Metrology equipment

Job description

Job Title: Quality Control Technician

Duration: TBC, but most likely 2-3 months.

Hourly Rate: £13.73 p/hr

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Thu 7:45-16:30 with unpaid lunch break 12:30-13:00; Fri 7:45-12:15)

Norwich based

Job Role Summary:

To take an active role within our clients Engineering Quality Department, ensuring product components are inspected to meet design requirements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take an active role within the Quality Department, ensuring all activities undertaken are done so accurately and in a timely manner


• Undertake inspection of purchased goods at the supplier’s premises in Norwich and at the point of receipt, completing appropriate paperwork / reports as necessary.


• Undertake inspection of in-house manufactured components, completing appropriate paperwork / reports as necessary


• Undertake inspection during build, on final assembly or on returned machines, completing appropriate paperwork / reports as necessary


• Undertake dimensional checks for investigative purposes, completing appropriate paperwork / reports as necessary


• Undertake the calibration of measuring instrumentation (e.g. micrometres, verniers, pressure gauges)


• Maintain calibration records and procedures


• Ensuring and reporting the temperature control of the Standards room


• Carry out other tasks as may be reasonably requested by Line Manager, that are within the role holders ability


• Follow all safety procedures to maintain a safe work environment.

Education / Qualification Requirements:

• BTEC Level 3 in an Engineering discipline ideally.

Experience and Knowledge Requirements:

Essential:

• Experience working in a Quality Control role


• Use and programming of the company CMM (Co-Ordinate Measuring Machine)


• Knowledge and understanding of calibration methods for mechanical tooling


• Reading of engineering drawings and use of all measuring equipment


• Use of company IT systems


• Previous experience of working in a manufacturing environment

Skills and Competency Requirements:

Essential:

• Highly self-motivated with a genuine desire to succeed and help move the business forward


• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral


• Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills


• Experienced user of Inspection Equipment (e.g. - Internal & External Micrometres, Depth gauges, Verniers - up to 1.5 Metre length measurements


• Ability to use Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)


• Attention to detail and analytical skills


• Ability to work to and achieve challenging deadlines


• Confident with Microsoft Office packages


• Strong problem solving and decision making skills


• Team player

Desirable:

• Writing and manipulating information in databases

Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a proud equal opportunities employer, dedicated and specialist to the engineering and manufacturing industries. We work and support some of the most well-known companies in Norfolk and Suffolk.