Quality Inspector - Precision Manufacturing (2pm-12am)

Siamo Recruitment a division of Siamo Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Siamo Recruitment a division of Siamo Group in Bedford is seeking a hands-on Quality Inspector. This is a busy Bedford operation where you own inspection activities from goods-in through to final release and help protect customer satisfaction by ensuring products meet demanding technical and regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on verifying materials, components, assemblies and finished products against specifications, recording results, containing non-conformances, and supporting ISO 9001

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a manufacturing environment performing product inspections.
• Strong attention to detail with a quality-focused mindset and high levels of accuracy and consistency.
• Good numerical and measurement skills, with practical experience using inspection and measurement equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications to verify product conformity.
• Hands-on experience using Vernier calipers, micrometers, and height gauges for dimensional inspection.
• Basic understanding of ISO 9001 requirements, inspection techniques, sampling methods, non-conformance control, and quality documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and document non-conformances and support containment activities.
• Strong organisational skills, responsibility, integrity, and professional communication, with the willingness to challenge quality concerns appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials, components, and assemblies against specifications, engineering drawings, purchase orders, and quality requirements.
• Record incoming inspection results, maintain appropriate records, and ensure traceability of materials.
• Identify, clearly label, and segregate non-conforming materials, supporting supplier quality activities with inspection data and evidence.
• Perform in-process inspections at defined manufacturing stages, verifying products against engineering drawings, build instructions, SOPs, visual work instructions, and customer specifications.
• Conduct dimensional, visual, and functional inspections, ensuring critical quality characteristics are achieved and supporting process and layered process audits when required.
• Carry out final inspections and testing prior to shipment, verifying completeness of inspection and test records and confirming finished products meet customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Identify, document, and contain non-conforming products, raising NCRs, supporting investigations with inspection evidence, and participating in corrective action activities.
• Maintain accurate inspection and test records, support calibration checks of inspection equipment, and contribute to the creation, review, and improvement of inspection criteria, quality documentation, and work instructions.
• Follow company Health & Safety requirements, maintain a clean and organised inspection area, ensure compliance with ISO 9001 procedures, and support audit activities through provision of quality records and evidence.

Job description

Siamo Recruitment a division of Siamo Group in Bedford is seeking a hands-on Quality Inspector. This is a busy Bedford operation where you own inspection activities from goods-in through to final release and help protect customer satisfaction by ensuring products meet demanding technical and regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on verifying materials, components, assemblies and finished products against specifications, recording results, containing non-conformances, and supporting ISO 9001