Quality Inspector in Southend-On-Sea, Essex

Quality Inspector
📍 Southend-on-Sea Area, Essex
💰 Competitive Salary | Full-Time | Temporary

Are you an experienced Quality Inspector with a background in precision engineering and CNC-machined components? Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where quality, accuracy, and attention to detail are paramount?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established precision engineering manufacturer supplying high-precision components to highly regulated industries. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business committed to quality, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

As a Quality Inspector, you will play a key role in ensuring that precision-machined components meet customer specifications, tight tolerances, and the highest quality standards.

✅ Conduct first-off, in-process, and final inspections of CNC-machined components

✅ Verify dimensional accuracy, geometrical tolerances, and surface finishes against engineering drawings

✅ Carry out routine shop floor inspections to ensure consistent product quality throughout production runs

✅ Interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and GD&T requirements

✅ Use a variety of inspection equipment, including:

• Micrometers
• Vernier and digital calipers
• Height gauges
• Bore micrometers
• Thread gauges
• Plug and ring gauges
• Dial indicators

✅ Operate optical inspection equipment and CMMs where applicable

✅ Identify and manage non-conforming products

✅ Raise and document non-conformance reports (NCRs)

✅ Work closely with production teams to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

✔ Previous experience as a Quality Inspector, Mechanical Inspector, or Quality Technician within a precision engineering or CNC machining environment

✔ Strong knowledge of engineering drawings and GD&T

✔ Excellent understanding of inspection and metrology techniques

✔ Experience using a range of manual measuring equipment

✔ A meticulous eye for detail and a commitment to quality standards

✔ Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with operators, setters, and management teams

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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