Quality Technician — Metrology & CMM

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

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