Quality Inspector

Mansell Recruitment Group; Holton Heath; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Quality Inspector to ensure manufactured components meet quality standards in Holton Heath. The ideal candidate will have experience in precision engineering or electromechanical manufacture, particularly in operating CMMs, interpreting engineering drawings, and familiar with ISO standards. This role offers flexible working hours and a competitive salary of up to £37,000.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quality Inspector in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating and programming from a CMM.
• Strong understanding of dimensional metrology and specification tolerances.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct incoming, in-process, and final inspection of components.
• Measure parts using CMM equipment to ensure compliance.
• Prepare inspection reports and raise non-conformance reports.
• Support internal audits and ensure conformity to standards.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

CMM operation

Dimensional metrology

Engineering drawings interpretation

Familiarity with ISO 9001

Job description

QUALITY INSPECTOR

The Role

The Quality Inspector will ensure that manufactured components and assemblies meet specified quality standards, dimensional tolerances and compliance requirements. The role will also support internal audits, ISO certification, coordinate measurement machine (CMM) operations and help drive continuous improvement of quality systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out incoming inspection of parts/materials, in-process inspection and final inspection of assemblies.
• Use CMM (coordinate measuring machine) equipment to measure parts to drawing/tolerance specifications.
• Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications and measurement results.
• Record inspection data, non-conformances and prepare inspection reports.
• Raise NCRs (non-conformance reports), liaise with production/manufacturing/engineering teams to identify root cause of defects.
• Support the Quality Manager in performing and maintaining internal audits (e.g., ISO 9001, and other relevant standards), ensuring compliance and readiness for external audits.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Quality Inspector (or equivalent) in a manufacturing environment, preferably precision engineering or electromechanical manufacture.
• Experience operating and programming/interpreting results from a CMM (coordinate measuring machine).
• Strong understanding of dimensional metrology, engineering drawings, GD&T, specification tolerances.
• Experience with internal/external audits, and familiarity with ISO 9001 (or similar) standards and audit processes.

Flexible working hours

Location: Holton Heath

Salary: Up to £37,000