Quality Inspector (Surrey, UK)

Gulmay Ltd.; Byfleet; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

26 days’ annual holiday

Job summary

Gulmay Ltd. in Byfleet is seeking a Quality Inspector to take responsibility for final inspection and calibration, ensuring products meet Gulmay standards. You will work with production teams, maintain inspection records, and support continuous improvement.

This permanent role offers 37.5 hours per week with salary dependent on experience, plus bonus, pension, and 26 days’ annual holiday. Take responsibility for final inspection and calibration, ensuring Gulmay standards and requirements are met

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications to determine conformity.
• Knowledge of GD&T and metrology principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out final inspection of finished goods.
• Maintain accurate inspection records and calibration data.
• Collaborate with production to address quality issues promptly.
• Create and update quality documentation including inspection reports.
• Scan and file job packs and quality records.
• Support continuous improvement by feeding back on trends.
• Manage calibration processes, including internal/external calibration.
• Report faulty tools or calibration outliers.
• Be professional and support the department and business as required.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake other reasonable tasks as required.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

Read drawings/specifications

Metrology basics

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Independent working

Tools

Excel

Word

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Gulmay in Byfleet as a Quality Inspector, taking responsibility for final inspection and calibration to ensure products meet our quality standards. You’ll work closely with production teams, maintain accurate inspection records, and support continuous improvement. This permanent role offers 37.5 hours per week, a salary dependent on experience, bonus, pension, and 26 days’ annual holiday.

Responsible for: Final inspection and calibration.

Job type: Permanent.

Location: Byfleet.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Salary and benefits: Salary dependent on experience, plus bonus, pension, and 26 days’ annual holiday.

Purpose

Take responsibility for final inspection and calibration, ensuring Gulmay standards and requirements are met.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Carry out final inspection, ensuring production goods meet the required standards.
• Maintain accurate records of inspection results, non-conformances, and corrective measures taken.
• Collaborate with production teams to address quality issues promptly and implement corrective actions.
• Create and update quality documentation, including inspection and rejection reports.
• Scan and file all job packs.
• Support continuous improvement by providing feedback on quality trends and potential process enhancements.
• Manage the overall calibration process, including internal and external calibration.
• Report tools that are faulty or outside calibration specifications.
• Maintain professionalism and provide support within the department and across the business as reasonably required.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and relevant legislative requirements.
• Undertake other responsibilities or tasks as reasonably instructed.

Person specification

• Quality inspection experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications and relate them to products to determine conformity.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and engineering principles.
• Ability to measure parts using basic metrology concepts and record measurements against drawings.
• Excellent attention to detail and proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a team.
• Confidence in inspecting and measuring parts accurately using the most appropriate methods and equipment.
• Good computer skills, including competence in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of electronics or mechanical engineering.
• Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).