Quality Inspector

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Contek Recruitment are currently working with a highly-reputable precision engineering client, based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Due to significant growth, they are now looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Our client is a long-established business that specialises in the manufacture of low volume, high quality, tubular and threaded components for various sectors including Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Defence industries.

Requirements:

1. Experience working within a precision engineering company and metal machining environment.
2. Experience with both visual and dimensional inspection (micrometers, bore gauges, callipers, height gauges etc.), and be used to working to extremely tight tolerances.
3. Knowledge and experience of full inspection requirements, reports and CMM utilisation.
4. Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, understand and identify all engineering symbols and the requirements they demand.
5. Ability to measure accurately in both metric and imperial units is essential.
6. Excellent level of communication skills, diplomacy, literacy and numeracy is required.
7. Maintain accurate manufacturing records, ensuring traceability and documentation of quality issues.
8. Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Work with the team to create and maintain a quality focused culture throughout the business.
2. Dimensionally and visually inspect products to detailed technical drawings and specifications.
3. Carry out first offs, last offs, patrol inspection, incoming material and final inspection checks.
4. Communicate with our customers to discuss any potential or actual quality issues discovered.
5. Quarantine, log and report all non-conforming products promptly.
6. Investigate and analyse non-conforming product or any deviation to specification and raise Concession requests and when required, Non-conformance reports.
7. Raising First Article Inspection Reports (training can be provided).
8. Create, review and verify Certificates of Conformity.
9. Accurately complete manufacturing records, ensuring accuracy and full product and process traceability.
10. Previous experience and certification in inspection under an AS9100 or equivalent quality system is highly desirable.
11. Competence in using Microsoft Office and other relevant software.

Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday (08:00am until 17:00pm) & Friday (08:00am until 14:30pm) - Flexible for the right person.