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Salary: Up to £42,000 per annum + Overtime potential

Location: Woking

Hours: 40 hours per week, flexible working within core company hours

Contract: Permanent

Overtime: Available

We’re supporting a long-established engineering and manufacturing business in Woking who are seeking a skilled Mechanical Inspector to join their Quality team on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced inspector who enjoys hands‑on work, varied inspection tasks, and being closely involved with machine shop operations.

• Permanent position with a salary of up to £42,000


• Overtime available


• Flexible working hours within the company’s core hours


• Excellent on-site facilities including free parking, gym access and wellbeing activities


• Private medical, pension scheme and other benefits (subject to company policy)


• Strong focus on personal development, training and progression

You’ll be responsible for inspecting a wide range of machined, cast, moulded and plated components, carrying out dimensional, visual and functional checks across all stages of the manufacturing process. Key duties include:

• Inspecting components using first‑principle measurement techniques


• Creating CMM programmes and inspecting CNC‑machined components


• Conducting roving, inter‑stage, machine shop first, and final inspections


• Producing FAIRs, Control Plans and other inspection documentation


• Verifying supplier first shipments and high‑risk supplied materials


• Updating the ERP system and providing feedback to internal teams


• Ensuring safe working practices and maintaining high housekeeping standards

• Minimum 3 years’ inspection experience within a manufacturing environment


• Strong understanding of engineering drawings and geometric tolerancing


• Proficient with CMMs (e.g., Aberlink Axiom) and non‑contact measurement techniques


• Skilled in using micrometers, verniers, DTIs, height gauges, surface plates and other first‑principles equipment


• Confident generating First Article Inspection Reports and Control Plans


• Experience working within ISO 9001 environments (desirable)


• Mechanical Engineering qualification beneficial


• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple departments

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