Quality Inspector

Niftylift Ltd; Barnsley; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of work platforms is seeking a Quality Inspector to ensure quality control at their Barnsley facility. The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing practices and be skilled in visual weld inspection. This position offers competitive pay, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare and holidays increasing with service.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Healthcare & benefits scheme

5% contributory pension

Life insurance

Annual bonus

Subsidised refreshments

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Strong team player with experience in quality inspection.
• Proven problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide Quality Control support and conduct inspections.
• Assist in implementing preventative solutions to Quality concerns.
• Develop and audit Quality Control Procedures.
• Conduct patrol inspections and identify non-conformities.
• Contain reported defective products immediately.

Skills

Visual Weld Inspection Qualification e.g. PCN Level 1

Experience in manufacturing practices

Ability to use basic measuring equipment

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Job description

Overview

Permanent role, ongoing progression encouraged with associated skill structure pay increases, overtime at enhanced rates, plus additional standard monthly bonuses paid each month.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Inspector to join our growing friendly team, at Niftylift. The role is based at our state of the art manufacturing facility in Hoyland, Barnsley.

We offer competitive pay rates, excellent working conditions, 25 days holiday which increases with service, plus bank holidays, healthcare & benefits scheme, 5% contributory pension, death in service / life insurance, profit related bonus scheme and subsidised refreshments.

Niftylift Limited is one of the world's leading privately owned designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. Our customer base is global, with products sold and locally supported in over 40 different countries. This success is comprehensively supported by a team of over 400 full time people across our three UK centres of excellence / manufacturing sites in the UK. Please see our website: https://www.niftylift.com/uk/careers/vacancies

The Quality Inspector Role requires a strong team player with experience, skills and knowledge in quality within a manufacturing/fabrication environment. The role requires an individual with proven problem solving skills and a no-fault forward attitude.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Provide Quality Control support to Manufacturing areas, conduct inspection, collect measurement data, and ensure quality control documents are available to operators.
• Support Quality Assurance Engineers and Team Leaders in implementing preventative solutions to Quality concerns.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and auditing of Quality Control Procedures.
• Conduct "patrol" inspection assisting operators in identifying non-conforming processes to standards and identifying rework requirements.
• Performing immediate containment of reported defective products.

Working Hours & Salary

Day Shift - 07:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 07:30am - 1:30pm Friday - 40 hours per week

Guaranteed basic starting salary £15.16 x 40 hours per week plus guaranteed minimum £45 per week bonus plus structured overtime paid at premium rates outlined below:

Level A - Overtime paid at premium of rate of £15.16 x 1.5 per hour

Level B - Overtime paid at premium rate of £15.16 x 2.0 per hour

Pay & Benefits

• Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum.
• 25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays.
• Staff discounts
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised refreshments (drink and sandwiches).
• Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Additional Membership available for Partners, paid for by employee. Kids membership included for free)
• 5% contributory pension
• Life insurance scheme

Experience

• Visual Weld Inspection Qualification e.g. PCN Level 1
• Experience in manufacturing practices; Welding/Fabrication, Assembly and Pressing.
• Ability to use basic measuring equipment, e.g. Vernier, bore micrometre, bore gauges, Go/No Go gauges etc.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings;
• Computer literate - with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint also Access;