Quality Inspector - Electrical

Randstad Cpe London; Goole; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Inspector specialized in Electrical/Rolling Stock. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the daily inspection of products, ensuring compliance with safety standards and best practices. Your keen attention to detail and decision-making skills will be crucial in identifying defects and maintaining the highest quality standards. You will work closely with the shop floor to support defect identification and reporting, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your expertise will directly impact product safety and quality.

Benefits

PPE Provided

Competitive Pay Rate

Shift Flexibility

Qualifications

• Experience in inspection roles with decision-making in safety-critical environments.
• Competent with measurement equipment and IT systems for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Report quality defects and support continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Inspection Skills

Decision Making

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Technical Knowledge in Engineering

Education

Experience in Inspection Role

Technical Background in Mechanical/Engineering

Tools

Measurement Equipment (calipers, micrometers, gauges)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Quality Inspector - Electrical/Rolling Stock

Location - Goole

Pay Rate - £15.38 PAYE per hour standard / £17.70 PAYE (115% shift) per hour

£19.15 Umbrella per hour standard / £22.02 Umbrella (115% shift) per hour

Shift Patterns -

6am - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 10pm

2pm - 8pm on a Friday

Inside IR35

Overview of Duties:

Responsible for routine, daily inspection of products of Rolling Stock cars, ensuring compliance with product safety standards and best practice.

Responsible for supporting the shopfloor with defect identification, data capture, and reporting for resolution.

The role is also accountable for ensuring the quality of our end products, for right-first-time delivery, by providing effective end-of-line inspection.

Key Accountabilities:

• Full Inspection of safety-critical materials and products to specification or other set criteria.
• Decision making against specification to ensure no unsafe / non-compliant products are released from the facility.
• Reporting of quality defects through the designated systems, ensuring they are sufficiently identified and recorded.
• Perform quality investigations to identify point of cause of a defect, and reporting to Quality/Production to enable rework / containment.
• Monitor compliance to meet internal control procedures and take appropriate corrective action.
• Full Adherence to safe systems and controls within your area of responsibility.
• Accept personal responsibility to take care of ourselves and any others affected by one's own acts or omissions.
• Take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions that may have an environmental impact.
• Reporting of any EHS concerns/events via relevant system.
• Understand, implement and comply with the Siemens Rail Systems HSQE policies.
• Support as required, support goods-in inspection and validation of new materials.
• Actively encourage/support/participate in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement activities.
• Support achievement of customer satisfaction with regards to additional inspection and documentation requirements.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness when dealing with defective materials with regards to costs of non-conformance, including replenishment or rework, logistics, and inspection.
• Engage and support all personnel as required to undertake duties effectively, building positive relationships with colleagues.
• Suggest learning and development opportunities to develop talent and enhance capability in the team.

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience in an inspection role.
• Previous experience in decision-making within a safety-critical environment.
• Technical background in a mechanical / engineering environment.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, and precise reporting.
• Competent with measurement equipment (callipers, micrometers, gauges).
• Good knowledge of IT systems/software/Microsoft Office (ability to use digital reporting systems/interfaces).
• Good communication skills both written and oral.
• Able to remain professional in challenging situations and put quality first in all scenarios.
• Good organisation/planning skills, self-motivated.

PPE Will be provided when needed on site

Required Qualifications

• Other