Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector

Leicester
Days | Monday - Thursday | 7:00am - 5:15pm
Overtime Available on Fridays

Contek Recruitment are working in partnership with a precision engineering client in Leicester who are looking to strengthen their Quality department with the appointment of a Quality Inspector.

Our client is a long-established precision engineering company manufacturing high-precision CNC machined components for a range of demanding industries including Motorsport, Defence, Scientific, Marine and Electronics. Operating from a modern manufacturing facility, they continue to invest in the latest CNC machining and inspection technology, supplying customers with complex, tight-tolerance components whilst maintaining exceptional quality standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Inspector who enjoys working in a fast-paced subcontract machining environment and wants to play a key role supporting production and maintaining the highest levels of quality.

Experience & Skills Required

• Ideally apprentice trained or from a time-served engineering background.
• Previous experience working as a Quality Inspector within a precision engineering/CNC machining environment.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, dimensional tolerances and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T).
• Confident using a wide range of manual measuring equipment including:
  • Verniers
  • Micrometers
  • Height Gauges
  • Bore Gauges
  • Shadow Graphs
• Experience operating a manual Aberlink CMM is highly desirable (programming is not required).
• Experience completing First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).
• Experience raising and investigating Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Competent carrying out first-off, patrol and final inspection.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent record keeping.
• Good computer literacy and experience completing inspection documentation.
• Ability to work effectively within a busy subcontract manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise across production and quality teams.

The Role

• Carry out first-off, patrol and final inspection of precision machined components.
• Inspect components against engineering drawings using a range of manual inspection equipment.
• Operate the manual Aberlink CMM to verify component dimensions where required.
• Complete FAIR documentation in line with customer requirements.
• Raise, investigate and assist in resolving NCRs.
• Assist the Quality Manager with day-to-day quality activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure inspection records and quality documentation are completed accurately.
• Support production by identifying quality issues and helping maintain efficient manufacturing processes.
• Ensure all inspection activities comply with ISO 9001 quality procedures.
• Work closely with production, engineering and management to maintain the highest quality standards.

If you're an experienced Quality Inspector looking to join a respected precision engineering company where quality is at the heart of everything they do, Contek Recruitment would be keen to hear from you.