Quality Inspector

Pertemps Black Country Perms; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Black Country Perms are seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to join our skilled QA/QC team. You will inspect and test semi-finished and finished vehicles, identify quality issues and help implement effective containment and corrective actions.

You will work closely with the Quality Manager and other departments to drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance with drawings and customer specifications, and support timely, high-quality vehicle delivery to customers.

Qualifications

• Hands-on quality role in manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and customer specs.
• Experience with non-conformance, corrective actions and data-driven problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Carry out thorough inspections and testing of semi-finished and finished vehicles.
• Identify, record and report quality issues and non-conformances.
• Ensure issues are contained and followed through to resolution.
• Support investigations into internal and customer-related non-conformances.
• Interpret engineering drawings and customer specifications.
• Support QA/QC day-to-day activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation and ensure timely delivery of vehicles.

Skills

Quality inspection

Reading drawings

QMS knowledge

Problem solving

IT skills (Word/Excel)

Job description

Due to continuous growth we are looking for an experienced and motivated Quality Inspector to join an experienced team and play a key role in ensuring vehicles and products meet the required quality standards before reaching customers.

As a Quality Inspector, you will work closely with the Quality Manager and wider QA/QC team, carrying out inspections and testing of semi-finished and finished vehicles.

This is a hands-on quality role where you will be responsible for identifying issues, ensuring they are properly recorded and helping the business find effective solutions to prevent problems from recurring.

You will work closely with teams across the business, using data and structured problem solving techniques to support continuous improvement, product quality and manufacturing efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out thorough inspections and testing of semi-finished and finished vehicles.
• Identify, record and report quality issues and non-conformance's.
• Ensure issues are appropriately contained and followed through to resolution.
• Support investigations into internal and customer-related non-conformance's.
• Interpret and work from engineering drawings and customer specifications.
• Support the Quality Manager and QA/QC team with day-to-day quality activities.
• Help ensure products, services and manufacturing processes meet required quality standards.
• Support corrective and preventative actions.
• Use data and structured problem solving techniques to identify root causes and improvements.
• Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with Production, Engineering and other departments to resolve quality concerns.
• Complete inspection and quality documentation accurately and thoroughly.
• Support the successful delivery of vehicles to customers within required timescales.
• Challenge existing processes and practices where improvements can be made.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality while working within a busy manufacturing environment.

We are looking for someone with a hands-on Quality Inspection background, ideally gained within a manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, automotive, heavy engineering or similar environment.

You will need to be confident working independently, while also being comfortable collaborating with different departments and challenging quality issues when necessary.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Quality Inspector / QA / QC / Quality Technician role.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• The ability to understand customer specifications and quality requirements.
• Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS).
• Experience of non-conformance and corrective action processes.
• A structured and data-driven approach to problem solving.
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement methodologies would be advantageous.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• The confidence to work with and communicate across different departments.
• The ability to work effectively in a busy, volume manufacturing environment.
• A practical, pragmatic and common-sense approach.
• A proactive "can-do" attitude and willingness to get involved