Quality Inspector

Premier Technical Recruitment; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Technical Recruitment is seeking a Quality Inspector AS9100 for a Birmingham-based role. You will ensure products, materials and processes meet AS9100 standards, customer specs, and drawings, with emphasis on FAIs and GD&T compliance.

You will inspect materials and components using precision tools, document findings, and support continuous improvement initiatives within aerospace manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Technical certification or equivalent experience in aerospace quality inspection.
• AS9100 knowledge and First Article Inspection (AS9102) experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Experience with non-conformance reporting and corrective actions.
• Competent in MS Office and QMS systems; AS9100 internal auditor certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform FAIs in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
• Inspect incoming materials, in-process components and finished products against drawings and specifications.
• Verify compliance with AS9100 standards and customer requirements.
• Use precision measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, CMMs and height gauges.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and quality plans.
• Complete inspection reports and maintain quality records.
• Identify, document and report non-conforming products and materials.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action investigations.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Verify certifications and material traceability.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and supply chain to resolve issues.
• Assist in continuous improvement using Lean or Six Sigma methods.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace, customer and regulatory requirements.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

GD&T reading

First Article Inspections

Non-conformance reporting

Root cause analysis

Auditing

Lean/Six Sigma understanding

Documentation skills

Education

Technical certification or equivalent experience in aerospace quality inspection

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

CMMs

Height gauges

Bore gauges

Job description

Overview

Quality Inspector AS9100 – Birmingham. Our client is a market leader in the manufacture of low volume, high precision complex machined parts for aerospace and automotive applications. The successful candidate will ensure manufactured products, materials, and processes comply with AS9100 aerospace quality management standards, customer specifications, engineering drawings, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform first article inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
• Inspect incoming materials, in-process components, and finished products against engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Verify compliance with AS9100 quality management system standards.
• Use precision measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, CMMs, bore gauges, and other inspection tools.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), specifications, and quality plans.
• Complete inspection reports and maintain accurate quality records.
• Identify, document, and report non-conforming products and materials.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action investigations.
• Participate in internal audits and support external customer and certification audits.
• Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Verify certifications, traceability records, and material documentation.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to resolve issues.
• Assist in continuous improvement activities using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace, customer, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Technical certification or equivalent experience with at least 2 years of quality inspection within an aerospace, aviation, manufacturing, or precision engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management Systems and of conducting First Article Inspections (AS9102).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications with a strong understanding of GD&T.
• Proficiency in using precision measuring equipment and experience with non-conformance reporting and corrective action processes.
• Competent user of MS Office and QMS systems; AS9100 internal auditor certification is advantageous.
• experience with CMM operation and programming is beneficial; knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing methodologies is desirable.