Quality Inspector

📍 Derby | Quality Inspector

We are looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join our team at our Derby manufacturing site. 

Working Hours

• 48 hours Monday – Thursday:  6.00am – 18.00pm

Salary💷 £15.98per hour + 9% shift allowance 

Benefits Package

• Competitive salary
• Overtime
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays, Christmas shut down
• BUPA Health care
• Free onsite parking
• Death in Service benefit
• Long Service awards

Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

• To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry
• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements
• Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business
• Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the Senior Team Leader along with recommendations
• Assist with root cause analysis, using 5 Whys and Ishikawa.
• Identify and report any non-conformances
• Support, develop and improve the relationship internally between departments
• Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and inspection processes
• To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required.
• Working to ISO 50001 / 14001 / 45001 / 9001 standards

Core skills/attributes needed:

• Experience in an inspection / manufacturing environment
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Technical knowledge & experience within the aerospace sector preferred
• Competent in using the following equipment: verniers, micrometers, bore micrometers, height gauges, DTI (Digital Test Indicators);
• Experience in a quality control environment preferred
• Working to ISO 9001 and ISO 5001
• Experience with inspecting Machined, Fabricated, Treated and Assembled parts.
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision
• CMM experience advantageous but not essential                    
• Excellent IT Skills

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business.

Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards to provide a safe working environment for all

Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community