Quality Technician

MTrec Limited; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Free on-site parking

Dayshift

Streamlined recruitment process

Job summary

MTrec Limited and MTrec Technical are seeking a Quality Technician to join a busy engineering/manufacturing team in Gateshead. You will apply your inspection and testing knowledge to materials, components, and finished goods. You’ll work with Instron, colorimeters and calipers, maintain equipment, record results and support continuous improvement.

Good communication and ERP familiarity are essential. This role offers a dayshift, on-site parking and a streamlined recruitment process with

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a QC Technician.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.
• General proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

• Conducts visual and analytical tests of raw materials, in-process, and finished goods to ensure specifications.
• Uses analytical measuring equipment (Instron, colorimeter, calipers) to determine acceptance or rejection.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and instrumentation in good working order.
• Ensures calibrations for laboratory equipment are up to date and records are maintained.
• Interprets drawings, specifications, and procedures to determine acceptance or rejection of materials or products.
• Maintains the analytical lab clean and organized.
• Assists in review and disposition of non-conforming material, including rework, scrap and return to supplier.
• Assists in review and disposition of customer returned material or products.
• Assists in root cause analysis and corrective action reports.
• Maintains inspection/testing records and certifications as required.
• Promotes continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participates in SOP construction and revision.
• Assists in writing/updating inspection procedures and checklists.
• Manages retain sample program.

Skills

Quality control

ERP systems

MS Excel

MS Word

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Instron

Colorimeter

Calipers

Job description

The Rewards and Benefits on Offer:

• Immediate start available

• A highly streamlined, quick recruitment process

• Free on-site parking

• Dayshift

MTrec’s New Opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client with the recruitment of a Quality Technician to strengthen their current team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking to apply their knowledge and skills within an industry leading employer.

If you have experience as a Quality Technician or similar within an engineering/manufacturing business,

The Job You’ll Do:

• Conducts visual and analytical tests of raw materials, in-process, and finished goods to ensure that materials being produced or consumed are within approved specifications.

• Utilizes analytical measuring and test equipment such an Instron, colorimeter, callipers, etc. to determine acceptance or rejection of material or finished products.

• Maintains laboratory equipment and instrumentation in good working order.

• Ensures that calibrations for laboratory equipment are up to date and calibration records are maintained.

• Interprets and works within the guidelines of drawings, specifications, charts, procedures, and other data to determine acceptance or rejection of materials or finished products.

• Maintains the organization and cleanliness of the analytical lab.

• Assists in the review and disposition of non-conforming material, including dispositions or rework, scrap and return to supplier.

• Assists in the review, inspection and disposition of customer returned material or products.

• Assists in root cause analysis and corrective action reports.

• Maintains accurate and current inspection and testing records such as Material Certifications, Inspection/Test Results and Reports, Certificates of Conformance, Rejection Reports/Tags, as required by the applicable procedure and specification.

• Promote and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

• Participates in the construction and revision of SOPs.

• Assists in the writing and updating inspection procedures, protocol, and checklists.

• Manages and maintains the retain sample program.

About You:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a QC Technician is preferred.

• Must be familiar with ERP systems.

• General proficiency of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

• Mechanical aptitude desired

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Strong interpersonal skills, with a friendly and approachable demeanour

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities