Ref:ROXUK00180 – Quality Inspector

Roxel Group; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Success Sharing Bonus Scheme

Contributory pension

on-site parking

Subsidised canteen

Occupational sick pay

Professional membership

Perkbox

Income Protection

Death in service

HealthShield

Sell and Buy Holiday

Cycle to Work Scheme

Workwear

Job summary

Roxel UK is seeking a Quality Inspector to assure product quality across the lifecycle at our Summerfield, Kidderminster site. You will perform inspections, support investigations of non-conformances and contribute to continuous improvement in collaboration with Quality Engineers and Production Engineering teams.

The role requires an engineering apprenticeship or equivalent, with experience in manufacturing quality inspection and familiarity with GD&T.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
• Internal auditor AS/EN9100 trained (desirable).
• Ability to read and interpret GD&T/engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections of parts and assemblies to drawing and process requirements across site.
• Raise non-conformance forms and support investigations.
• Create and manage CMM programs and probes.

Skills

Inspection

GD&T interpretation

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an engineering discipline

Desirable: AS/EN9100 internal auditor trained

Tools

CMM programming

Visual FAIR

Height gauges and micrometers

Job description

Additional Benefits

• Success Sharing Bonus Scheme
• Contributory pension
• on-site parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Occupational sick pay
• Professional membership
• Perkbox
• Income Protection
• Death in service
• HealthShield
• Sell and Buy Holiday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Workwear

Hours of Work

07.30-15.30 Monday to Thursday and 07.30-14.30 Friday

Homeworking

This role is not eligible for Hybrid Working.

Roxel is an Anglo-French Company that designs, develops and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France and it has an annual turnover of about £250M and nearly 1000 staff, with 300 in the UK.

The UK operations are entirely based at Summerfield, Kidderminster where we now have a requirement for a Quality Inspector.

The purpose of this role is to assure the quality of products throughout the product lifecycle with Roxel UK. This role will support the product lifecycle quality assurance through the complete production process, taking responsibility for ensuring that processes and procedures are in place and adhered to in relation to product quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for carrying out inspections of parts and assemblies to drawing and process requirements – Across site on any project
• Spot-checking of operators to confirm operator compliance to MMs
• Raise non-conformance forms and support investigations into technical issues as required
• Inspect / approve rework
• Manage own workload, liaising with the relevant cell leaders to identify and complete inspections in a timely manner
• Generate, collate, update and maintain and complete FAIR using Visual Fair as requested
• Creation and Management of CMM Programs, Probes and Software updates
• Problem solve CMM errors, issues, collisions
• Operate CMM machines in line with business needs
• Conduct manual inspections using hand tools (micrometres, height gauges, shadowgraph) to verify that parts and assemblies meet required specifications
• Create inspection methods for underdefined or non-standard inspections
• Conduct Audits where requested i.e. Flash, Internal, supplier
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers, Production Engineering and Design Authority to improve processes when required

Experience and Background

Qualification

Essential Qualifications

• Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an engineering discipline

Desirable Qualifications

• Internal auditor AS/EN9100 trained

Experience

Essential Experience

• Quality inspection within a manufacturing/engineering industry
• FAIR generation and collation
• Ability to read and interpret GD&T/engineering drawings

• Problem solving skills

Desirable Experience

• CMM operation/programming
• Experience of using root cause analysis tools (8Ds, 5 Whys etc)

Person Specification

• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
• Demonstrate behaviours that align with Roxel’s values of ‘Commitment’, ‘Innovation’, ‘Trust’ and ‘Teamwork’
• Performance driven and self-motivated
• Strong planning and prioritising activities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to present data effectively
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Team player

Security Clearance

Obtaining a Security Clearance is a requirement of employment at Roxel UK. Please check guidelines by looking on the below link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels