Quality Inspector

Alexander-Dennis; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Dennis is seeking a Quality Inspector in Scarborough to ensure buses meet high quality standards throughout the build process. You will monitor quality, identify defects, and support continuous improvement with production teams to prevent issues before release.

Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing or automotive settings and a solid grasp of quality standards and inspection practices, with strong collaboration across departments to drive reliable, safe vehicles for

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, automotive or vehicle assembly environments.
• Strong understanding of quality standards and inspection processes.
• Effective communicator across departments to influence improvements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor vehicle quality throughout the build process.
• Identify and resolve defects and drive corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement activities to reduce faults.
• Ensure all quality controls are completed before progression or release to customers.

Skills

Quality inspection

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Quality tools

Job description

Job Title: Quality Inspector

Location: Scarborough

Our Vision & Why It Matters

At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility.

We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.

What You’ll Do

As a Quality Inspector, you will play a key role in ensuring our vehicles meet the high standards our customers expect. Working closely with Production and Quality teams, you'll be responsible for monitoring vehicle quality throughout the build process, identifying and resolving defects, supporting continuous improvement activities, and ensuring all quality controls are completed before vehicles progress to the next stage or are released to customers.

This is a hands‑on role where attention to detail, collaboration, and a commitment to quality are essential. You'll help drive fault reduction initiatives, coach colleagues on quality standards, and contribute to delivering industry‑leading products that customers can rely on.

What We’re Looking For

We're seeking an individual who is motivated, proactive, and passionate about quality. You'll have experience working within a manufacturing, engineering, automotive, or vehicle assembly environment and a strong understanding of quality standards and inspection processes.

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator who can work collaboratively across departments, influence positive change, and take pride in maintaining exceptional standards. You'll be comfortable analysing quality issues, identifying root causes, and supporting continuous improvement activities.

Bonus if you have:

• Experience using recognised quality tools and techniques
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher
• Internal or external auditing qualifications
• Previous experience in bus, automotive, or vehicle manufacturing
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and fault reduction processes

What We Offer

Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:

Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.

Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.

Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.

Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.

Our Values – What Guides Us

These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.

Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.

Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.

Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.

Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.

Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.