Quality Technician

Orion Electrotech Sales; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics company in Maidenhead is seeking a meticulous Quality Technician. This role will involve ensuring product compliance and supporting operational excellence across various departments. Responsibilities include conducting inspections and audits, facilitating problem-solving, and adhering to quality systems. Ideal candidates will have mechanical and electronic inspection experience, along with auditor training. The position offers a competitive salary range of £30-36k, along with benefits including a discretionary bonus and private medical insurance.

Benefits

5% discretionary bonus

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contribution matched up to 8%

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in verifying product compliance against standards.
• Ability to conduct audits and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Verify products against approved design documentation and report deviations.
• Conduct internal and external audits.
• Support operations with quality control input.

Skills

Mechanical and electronic inspection experience

Auditor trained and qualified

Job description

Quality Technician

Location : Maidenhead

Salary : £30-36k

Were looking for a meticulous Quality Technician to help ensure product compliance, strengthen our quality systems, and support operational excellence across Engineering, Purchasing, and Manufacturing. You'll play a key role in inspections, audits, root cause problem solving, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities of the Quality Technician

• Verify products against approved design documentation and accurately report deviations.
• Conduct Goods-In, WIP, and Final Inspection in line with FIFO, SLA, and priority systems.
• Facilitate root cause problem solving and CAPA implementation.
• Conduct internal and external Product, Process, and QMS audits.
• Operate within ISO9001, AS9100, Part145, and EASA 21.G quality systems.

What You'll Do Day to Day as a Quality Technician

• Support operations with quality control input to the value stream.
• Interpret current approved design data and engineering drawings.
• Perform First Article Inspection (FAI) per contractual requirements.
• Conduct internal auditing and reporting on QMS compliance.
• Select and use appropriate measuring tools / equipment; operate within the calibration system.
• Raise Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) (RTV and RNM).
• Perform FirstOff Inspection in line with company procedures.
• Verify product compliance against IPC610 standards.

Qualifications & Experience Required for the successful Quality Technician

• Mechanical and electronic inspection experience.
• Auditor trained and qualified.

Benefits & Perks

• 5% discretionary bonus
• Private medical insurance for the employee (family members can be added at employee cost)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell leave
• Pension contribution matched up to 8%
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme

If you are interested in this Quality Technician role please click "apply" or contact Charlie Penn at Orion Reading today.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.