Senior Quality Inspector – Aerospace Assemblies

Eaton; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to monitor and validate parts and assemblies, ensuring compliance with AS9100/AS9110 standards. You will perform in-process and final inspections, raise NCRs, and support calibration and supplier quality activities.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with manufacturing and suppliers to maintain right-first-time quality.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience working in an Inspection environment.
• Ability to read and interrogate engineering drawings including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Familiar with AS9102 FAIR requirements.
• Good understanding of Quality Standards such as AS9100, AS9110, AS9102.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate quality of parts and assemblies across functions.
• Ensure QMS compliance and drive improvements.
• Inspect partially and fully completed assemblies per engineering requirements.
• Conduct patrol inspections to verify drawings and process conformance.
• Raise NCRs for non-conforming product at goods-in and support production QC.
• Provide ad-hoc inspection/measurement support as needed.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing to resolve queries.
• Review supplier-generated FAI’s and update MRP/Visual FAIR systems accordingly.
• Compile FAIRs for internal assembly work to prove conformity of process and product.
• Support Supplier Quality Engineers and QA where needed.
• Perform sample audits of Ship to Stock parts.
• Assist internal Calibration programme for measurement equipment.

Skills

AS9102 FAIR

Reading GD&T

Inspection techniques

Nonconformance processes

Supplier communication

MS Office

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Job description

Eaton in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to monitor and validate parts and assemblies, ensuring compliance with AS9100/AS9110 standards. You will perform in-process and final inspections, raise NCRs, and support calibration and supplier quality activities.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with manufacturing and suppliers to maintain right-first-time quality.