Quality Technician - Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

Motion Applied; Frimley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + holidays

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Life assurance 4x base salary

Pension plan

Private healthcare

Electric car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Motion Applied is seeking a hands-on Quality Technician to ensure PCB and metal assemblies meet stringent quality standards across incoming, in-process and final checks. You will inspect parts, control non-conforming material, support root-cause investigations and work closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement and maintain IPC/ISO compliance.

The role offers a collaborative environment with emphasis on problem-solving and professional

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing, quality inspection or production environment.
• Confident reading/interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and inspection criteria.
• Practical experience of visual, dimensional and functional inspection.
• Knowledge of non-conformance control, containment and defect reporting.
• Knowledge of problem-solving tools such as 5 Why and Fishbone.
• NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent practical experience in engineering, manufacturing or quality.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD-001 or ISO 9001 would be an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and clear communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out incoming, in-process and final inspections on PCB assemblies, metal assemblies and finished products.
• Complete visual, dimensional and functional inspections against drawings, specifications, control plans and work instructions.
• Identify and control non-conforming material, including segregation, labelling and status control.
• Raise and maintain non-conformance reports, defect records and quality alerts.
• Support failure analysis and root cause investigations using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone and 8D.
• Help verify that corrective and preventive actions have been implemented and are effective.
• Support process, product and layered process audits.
• Monitor and report quality measures, including defect trends, scrap, rework and first-pass yield.
• Help ensure measuring and test equipment remains within calibration.
• Work collaboratively across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Supplier Quality to resolve issues and maintain standards.

Skills

Reading drawings

Visual inspection

Dimensional inspection

Functional inspection

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC/HND

Tools

IPC-A-610

IPC J-STD-001

ISO 9001

Job description

Motion Applied is seeking a hands-on Quality Technician to ensure PCB and metal assemblies meet stringent quality standards across incoming, in-process and final checks. You will inspect parts, control non-conforming material, support root-cause investigations and work closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement and maintain IPC/ISO compliance.

The role offers a collaborative environment with emphasis on problem-solving and professional