Quality Technician

Fortress Safety; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Pension with employer contributions up

Company bonus scheme

Halma share vesting scheme

Job summary

Fortress Safety is seeking a Quality Technician in Wolverhampton to ensure components, assemblies and finished products meet exacting standards. The role emphasizes metrology, dimensional validation and measurement system control, and offers real opportunities to develop technical expertise in how quality supports production.

You will perform various inspections, read drawings, use CMMs and other inspection equipment, keep tools calibrated, and contribute to quality improvement and cost-saving

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Metrology-focused role experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Carry out first-off, in-process and final dimensional inspections against drawings and specs.
• Check critical dimensions, GD&T and assembly characteristics.
• Read engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specs.
• Operate and maintain inspection equipment (CMM, calipers, micrometers, gauges).
• Calibrate equipment and quarantine out-of-calibration items.
• Support GR&R studies, MSA, and dimensional analysis.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Purchasing to resolve quality issues.
• Contribute to new product development and cost-saving projects.
• Cover other Quality team areas during absence.

Skills

Metrology

Dimensional inspection

Reading drawings

Continuous improvement

Communication

Tools

CMM

Calipers

Micrometers

Height gauges

Job description

£30,000–£35,000

Wolverhampton, WV4 6FB

On-site (5 days)

Permanent, Full-time

About The Opportunity

Every product we make helps protect people working around hazardous machinery, so quality really matters here. As our Quality Technician, you'll be the person who makes sure our components, assemblies and finished products meet the standard, every time.

The role has a strong focus on metrology, dimensional validation and measurement system control. It's a great place to build real technical expertise and see how your work directly supports production.

About Fortress Safety

Fortress Safety are experts in machinery safety and interlocking. Since 1977, we've protected people and equipment in hazardous situations from our Wolverhampton HQ and our operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China and India. We're part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out first-off, in-process and final dimensional inspections against drawings, specifications and customer requirements, and writing inspection reports
• Checking critical dimensions, tolerances, GD&T and assembly characteristics
• Reading engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specifications
• Using and maintaining inspection equipment, including calipers, micrometers, height, bore and thread gauges, optical and surface finish equipment, and CMM
• Keeping all inspection equipment calibrated, and quarantining anything that's out of calibration
• Supporting GR&R studies, measurement system analysis (MSA), capability studies and dimensional analysis
• Working with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, suppliers and customers to investigate quality issues and root causes
• Contributing to new product development, quality improvement and cost-saving projects
• Covering other areas of the Quality team during absence and planned leave

What You'll Bring

You might currently work as a Quality Inspector, Inspection Technician, Metrology Technician or QC Inspector, or you might be ready to take your first step into quality.

Must-have

• Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment. We'll teach you the rest!
• A meticulous approach and a continuous improvement mindset
• Good communication, leadership and critical thinking skills
• Confidence reading engineering drawings, or a real willingness to learn

Nice-to-have

• Experience operating CMMs
• Knowledge of GD&T
• An understanding of statistical process control (SPC)
• Experience with MSA and GR&R studies
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems
• Familiarity with calibration systems and measurement traceability

What We Offer

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to work a 9-day fortnight (compressed hours)
• Pension with employer contributions of up to 10.5%
• Company bonus scheme
• Annual Halma share vesting scheme
• Life assurance
• Eyecare
• Bike to work scheme
• Airport parking discounts
• Long service recognition
• Hands-on development in metrology and quality engineering

Inclusion and belonging

At Fortress, we don't just accept difference, we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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