Quality Inspector

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established engineering business in Leighton Buzzard is seeking an experienced Quality Inspector. The role involves product inspection to technical specifications, maintaining quality documentation, and ensuring conformity. Ideal candidates have precision engineering experience and proficiency in various measuring tools. Attractive salary and benefits package including a government pension scheme and healthcare coverage are offered.

Benefits

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Government Pension Scheme

Health Care Scheme

Excellent working conditions

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a precision engineering company is essential.
• Experience with both visual and dimensional inspection is required.
• Knowledge and experience of full inspection requirements and reports are essential.

Responsibilities

• Inspect products to technical drawings and specifications.
• Perform various inspection checks including first-offs and patrol inspections.
• Communicate quality issues with customers.

Skills

Visual and dimensional inspection

Technical drawing interpretation

Measurement in metric and imperial

CMM utilisation

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Micrometres

Bore gauges

Callipers

Height gauges

Job description

Our client, an established engineering business in Leighton Buzzard, is currently looking to recruit an experienced Quality Inspector to join their engineering team.

The company is known for producing high-precision, low-volume tubular and threaded components, serving a number of industries including aerospace, defence.

Quality Inspector Job Overview

• Work with the team to create and maintain a Quality focused culture throughout the business.
• Dimensionally and visually inspect products to detailed technical drawings and specifications.
• Carry out first offs, last offs, patrol inspection, incoming material and final inspection checks.
• Communicate with our customers to discuss any potential or actual quality issues discovered.
• Quarantine, log and report all non-conforming products promptly.
• Investigate and analyse and non-conforming product or any deviation to specification and raise Concession requests and when required, Non-conformance reports.
• Raising First Article Inspection Reports (training can be provided)
• Create, review and verify Certificates of Conformity.
• Accurately complete manufacturing records, ensuring accuracy and full product and process traceability.

Quality Inspector Job Requirements

• Previous experience working within a precision engineering company and metal machining environment- Essential
• Experienced with both visual and dimensional inspection (micrometres, bore gauges, callipers, height gauges etc.), and be used to working to extremely tight tolerances and critical deadlines. - Essential
• Knowledge and experience of full inspection requirements, reports and CMM utilisation - Essential
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, understand and identify all engineering symbols and the requirements they demand - Essential
• Ability to measure accurately in both metric and imperial units - Essential
• Previous experience and certification in inspection under an AS9100 or equivalent quality system - Desirable
• Maintain accurate manufacturing records, ensuring traceability and documentation of quality issues.
• Competence in using Microsoft Office and other relevant software.

Quality Inspector Salary & Benefits

• Salary 30 - 35k (depending on experience).
• Monday - Thursday 8.00am-5.00pm, Friday 8am - 2.30pm
• Holidays are 28 days including Bank Holidays + extra bonus holiday over the Christmas Period to ensure a full shutdown from the 23rd of Dec to the 3rd of January.
• Government Pension Scheme
• Health Care Scheme covering services such as opticians, dental, physiotherapy, surgery and more.
• Excellent working conditions and parking on-site.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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