Quality Inspector

Bauer Media Outdoor UK; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media solutions firm in Bolton seeks an experienced Quality Inspector to conduct essential quality checks on products across the UK and Europe. The role requires at least 2 years of quality inspection experience, excellent English report writing skills, and a valid UK driver's licence. You'll work closely with a supply chain team to ensure product integrity and will need to travel significantly. The position offers competitive salaries and various benefits, including a company car allowance and healthcare options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days plus bank holidays

Company car allowance

Bonus scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in hands-on quality inspection.
• Proven experience with quality control equipment.
• Full UK driver's licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-shipment and pre-installation inspections.
• Test performance of digital products for quality assurance.
• Generate detailed inspection reports.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

Ability to read engineering drawings

Proficiency with quality control equipment

Excellent written English

Tools

Quality control tools (calipers, gauges)

Job description

Are you an experienced Quality Inspector looking for your next challenge?

Do you have experience working in a manufacturing environment?

Are you excited by the opportunity to travel the UK and Europe in your next role?

Who are we?

Bauer Media Outdoor are a leading Out of Home media owner, operating more than 33,000 digital advertising sites nationwide. We are a friendly and culture‑led company who value and support our employees to be the best they can be. We also care about the communities we work with and the environment too.

About The Role

The role of Quality Inspector will sit within our AMSCREEN team, based in Bolton, Lancashire.

AMSCREEN are a world leader in outdoor digital signage solutions providing urban environments with the tools they need to become the cities of the future. A total service is provided both domestically and internationally from hardware development and manufacturing to customer back‑end services.

We are looking for a diligent and proactive Quality Inspector, capable of conducting essential quality checks on our bus shelter and digital display products within the UK and European supply chain, ensuring all products meet the company's quality standards before they reach the customer.

This is an operational role, critical to maintaining product integrity and customer satisfaction through accurate inspection and clear reporting.

This position will require you to travel extensively, visiting supplier sites across the UK and Europe.

Key Accountabilities

On‑Site Inspection & Testing

• Conduct Pre‑shipment and Pre‑installation inspections (including Incoming Material and In‑production checks) for bus shelters and digital products (LCD/LED) at supplier sites, warehouses, and customer locations across the UK and Europe.
• For Bus Shelters: Perform dimensional and visual inspections, check welding and surface treatment, conduct assembly tests and water ingress tests, and verify material reports and logistics packaging.
• For Digital Products: Test performance (e.g., brightness/color uniformity, dead pixels), structural integrity, electrical safety, water ingress protection, and functional operation, and verify logistics packaging.

Non‑Conformance Management

• Clearly identify, document, and implement immediate containment actions for any non‑conforming products.
• Provide detailed objective evidence (photos, videos, data) to support the Supply Chain Team in root cause analysis.

Reporting & Communication

• Independently generate accurate and detailed inspection reports in English using standard templates.
• Maintain regular communication and participate in regular video meetings with the Supply Chain Team to report findings and elevate critical quality issues in a timely manner.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a hands‑on quality inspection role within a manufacturing environment, ideally with timber or other sustainable materials.
• Metal and concrete fabrication (steel/aluminium, welding, surface treatment) and/or electro‑mechanical assembly is a plus.
• Proven ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and basic circuit diagrams.
• Practical, proven experience with standard quality control equipment (e.g., callipers, coating thickness gauges, brightness meters).
• Excellent written English with the ability to produce clear, factual, and data‑driven reports.
• Full, valid UK driver's licence and willingness to undertake frequent travel.
• Basic knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO9001:2015) and relevant European safety standards (e.g., CE marking).
• Willing to travel extensively across the UK and Europe.

Desirable

• Experience in quality inspection for both structural/mechanical and electronic products.
• Experience with the inspection of timber or concrete components.
• Basic knowledge of Environmental management system – ISO14001:2015.

What's In It For You

• Competitive Salary.
• 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working.
• Company Car allowance provided with this role, due to the amount of travelling.
• Bonus scheme based on company and individual targets.
• Standard workplace pension – matched at 5%.
• Healthcare Cash Plan and peripheral benefits.
• Employee Assistant Programme.
• Free parking with electric charging points.
• Social events and activities.

Does this sound like the role for you? If the answer is YES, why not apply today!

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out‑of‑home media, we'd love to hear from you.