Quality Inspector

A well-established manufacturing company based in Leighton Buzzard are seeking a Quality Inspector to join their engineering team.

Quality Inspector Job Overview

• Work with the team to create and maintain a Quality focused culture throughout the business.
• Dimensionally and visually inspect products to detailed technical drawings and specifications.
• Carry out first offs, last offs, patrol inspection, incoming material and final inspection checks.
• Communicate with our customers to discuss any potential or actual quality issues discovered.
• Quarantine, log and report all non-conforming products promptly.
• Investigate and analyse non-conforming product or any deviation to specification and raise Concession requests and when required, Non-conformance reports.
• Raising First Article Inspection Reports (training can be provided).
• Create, review and verify Certificates of Conformity.
• Accurately complete manufacturing records, ensuring accuracy and full product and process traceability.

Quality Inspector Job Requirements

• Experience working within a precision engineering company and metal machining environment.
• Experience with both visual and dimensional inspection (micrometers, bore gauges, callipers, height gauges etc.), and be used to working to extremely tight tolerances and critical deadlines.
• Previous experience and certification in inspection under an AS9100 or equivalent quality system is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of full inspection requirements, reports and CMM utilisation.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, understand and identify all engineering symbols and the requirements they demand.
• Maintain accurate manufacturing records, ensuring traceability and documentation of quality issues.
• Competence in using Microsoft Office and other relevant software.

Quality Inspector Salary & Benefits

• Salary £30 - £35k (depending on experience).
• Monday - Thursday 8.00am-5.00pm, Friday 8am - 2.30pm.
• Holidays are 28 days including Bank Holidays + extra bonus holiday over the Christmas Period to ensure a full shutdown from the 23rd of Dec to the 3rd of January.
• Health Care Scheme covering services such as opticians, dental, physiotherapy, surgery and more.
• Excellent working conditions and parking on-site.