Quality Technician

TipTopJob; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob in Dudley is seeking a hands-on Quality Technician / Quality Inspector to join a well-established manufacturing business. You will perform first-off, in-process and final inspections to ensure products meet specifications and customer requirements, while supporting process control and NCR investigations.

The role also involves root cause analysis, continuous improvement, internal quality audits, and close collaboration with production and engineering teams to drive quality performance

Qualifications

• Experience in quality inspection, QA/QC within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Experience using measurement and inspection equipment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to investigate and challenge quality issues professionally.
• Good IT skills, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Carry out first-off, in-process, and final inspections.
• Perform quality inspections using measurement and inspection equipment.
• Verify products against specifications and quality standards.
• Monitor defects, scrap, and reject rates.
• Raise and manage non-conformance reports (NCRs).
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Assist with ISO 9001 quality system compliance.
• Participate in internal quality audits.
• Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing activities.
• Work closely with production, engineering, and technical teams to improve quality performance.

Skills

Quality inspection

Measurement equipment

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Excel

Root cause analysis

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Quality Technician / Quality Inspector : Manufacturing

Location: Dudley

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Job Type: Full:time, Permanent

Overview

• Are you an experienced Quality Technician, Quality Inspector, or Quality Control professional looking for a hands:on manufacturing quality role?
• We are recruiting for a Quality Technician to join a well:established manufacturing business in Dudley. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with quality inspection, ISO 9001, and manufacturing quality experience who enjoys working closely with production and engineering teams to improve product quality and reduce waste.

The Role

• As a Quality Technician, you will be responsible for first:off, in:process, and final inspection activities, ensuring products meet specification and customer quality requirements. You will also support process control, non:conformance investigations, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out first:off, in:process, and final inspections
• Perform quality inspections using measurement and inspection equipment
• Verify products against specifications and quality standards
• Monitor defects, scrap, and reject rates
• Raise and manage non:conformance reports (NCRs)
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Assist with ISO 9001 quality system compliance
• Participate in internal quality audits
• Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing activities
• Work closely with production, engineering, and technical teams to improve quality performance

What Were Looking For

We are interested in candidates with experience in quality inspection, quality assurance, or quality control within a manufacturing environment.

You Should Have

• Previous experience as a Quality Technician, Quality Inspector, QC Technician, QA Technician, or Inspection Technician
• Experience of manufacturing quality inspection
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems
• Experience using measurement and inspection equipment
• Strong attention to detail
• Good problem:solving skills
• The ability to investigate and challenge quality issues professionally
• Good IT skills, including Excel

Desirable experience

• Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:
• Foundry, metal pressing, ceramics, refractory, engineering, heavy manufacturing, or industrial manufacturing
• Internal ISO 9001 auditing
• SAP
• Lean manufacturing or 5S
• Continuous improvement projects

Why apply?

This role offers the opportunity to be involved in quality inspection, process improvement, ISO 9001 activities, and manufacturing quality projects within a stable engineering and manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in improving product quality, reducing waste, and supporting operational excellence.

If you have experience in quality inspection, quality control, manufacturing quality, ISO 9001, NCR management, or continuous improvement, we would be interested in hearing from you.