Quality Inspector

Rullion Managed Services; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion is recruiting a Quality Inspector for an Ulverston site-based role. £22-£25+ per hour PAYE, 37 hours per week, fully site based.

Duration 12 months with potential for long-term or temporary-to-permanent placement. Role involves verifying supplier materials and finished products meet PO requirements, drawings and customer requirements, combining hands-on inspection with documentation review to ensure traceability and prevent non-conforming items from being accepted or shipped.

Qualifications

• Engineering or manufacturing qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in quality inspection covering both physical inspection and documentation review.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and material specifications.
• Competence with dimensional measuring equipment and an understanding of calibration control.
• Understanding of material certification and batch, heat or serial-number traceability.
• Strong attention to detail, clear written and verbal communication, and confidence to escalate discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Inspect supplier materials, machined components and bought-out equipment against drawings, purchase orders, inspection plans and specifications.
• Carry out visual and dimensional checks using calibrated measuring equipment within your training and authorisation.
• Verify part numbers, drawing revisions, quantities, markings and batch, heat or serial numbers.
• Segregate and place suspect or non-conforming items on hold in line with company procedures.
• Carry out final inspection of finished products and assemblies against customer orders, drawings, specifications and approved inspection and test plans.
• Verify that all required manufacturing, inspection and test activities are complete and signed off, and that results meet acceptance criteria.
• Check identification, marking, configuration, cleanliness, protection, packaging and preservation before dispatch.
• Compile and review the final documentation pack, so it is complete and matches the product.
• Support customer and third-party witness inspections and release products for dispatch only within delegated authority.
• Review supplier document packs, including certificates of conformity, material certificates, inspection reports and FAIRs, against purchase order and drawing requirements.
• Confirm traceability between the physical product, material certification, manufacturing records and inspection results.
• Raise clear, evidence-based non-conformance reports, and liaise with suppliers, Procurement and Engineering to resolve issues and reinspect corrected items.
• Maintain accurate inspection records in the quality and ERP systems, and work to the quality management system and health and safety requirements.

Skills

Quality inspection

Documentation review

Reading drawings

Dimensional inspection

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering/manufacturing qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

SAP/ERP system

Job description

Rullion is currently looking to recruit for the following role:

Quality Inspector

ASAP Start

Inside IR35

£22-25+ Per hour PAYE Rates.

Location : Ulverston

37 hours per week

Fully site based

Core hours 7am-6pm- 9am-3pm required in office.

Duration : 12 months > Long term and possible Temporary to Permanent

Department: Vendor Quality Control / Customer Quality Control

Reports to: Quality Manager

Location: Ulverston

Role Purpose

To verify that supplier-provided materials and components, and finished products released to customers, meet purchase order requirements, approved drawings, specifications and customer requirements. The role combines hands-on physical inspection with detailed documentation review to ensure traceability and prevent non-conforming items being accepted or shipped.

Key Responsibilities

Incoming (Vendor) Inspection

• Inspect supplier materials, machined components and bought-out equipment against drawings, purchase orders, inspection plans and specifications.
• Carry out visual and dimensional checks using calibrated measuring equipment within your training and authorisation.
• Verify part numbers, drawing revisions, quantities, markings and batch, heat or serial numbers.
• Segregate and place suspect or non-conforming items on hold in line with company procedures.

Outgoing Inspection (Finished Products)

• Carry out final inspection of finished products and assemblies against customer orders, drawings, specifications and approved inspection and test plans.
• Verify that all required manufacturing, inspection and test activities are complete and signed off, and that results meet acceptance criteria.
• Check identification, marking, configuration, cleanliness, protection, packaging and preservation before dispatch.
• Compile and review the final documentation pack, so it is complete and matches the product.
• Support customer and third-party witness inspections and release products for dispatch only within delegated authority.

Documentation, Traceability and Non-conformance

Review supplier document packs, including certificates of conformity, material certificates, inspection reports and FAIRs, against purchase order and drawing requirements.

Confirm traceability between the physical product, material certification, manufacturing records and inspection results.

Raise clear, evidence-based non-conformance reports, and liaise with suppliers, Procurement and Engineering to resolve issues and reinspect corrected items.

Maintain accurate inspection records in the quality and ERP systems, and work to the quality management system and health and safety requirements.

Authority and Accountability

The inspector is accountable for accurate inspection decisions, complete records and timely escalation of concerns. The role can withhold acceptance and place product on hold where requirements are not met. Release is only within documented delegated authority, and deviations, concessions and use-as-is decisions must be referred to the designated approval authority.

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• Engineering or manufacturing qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in quality inspection covering both physical inspection and documentation review.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and material specifications.
• Competence with dimensional measuring equipment and an understanding of calibration control.
• Understanding of material certification and batch, heat or serial-number traceability.
• Strong attention to detail, clear written and verbal communication, and confidence to challenge and escape discrepancies.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in Oil & Gas, subsea or another safety-critical environment.
• Familiarity with API, ASME, ASTM, BS or EN standards and EN (phone number removed).1/3.2 certification.
• Experience reviewing FAIRs and final documentation packs and using SAP or a similar ERP system.
• Training in root cause analysis, corrective action or quality auditing.
• CMM Trained

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants