Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector
£28,000 - £32,000 per annum + Company Bonus + excellent benefits

Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 4:00pm | Friday: 7:30am - 1:00pm

Cinderford

I'm delighted to be recruiting exclusively for a growing, employee-owned engineering manufacturer based in Cinderford. With a strong reputation for quality, a healthy order book and exciting plans for future growth, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that genuinely values its people.

As an employee-owned company, everyone has a stake in the organisation's success, creating a collaborative culture where your contribution is recognised and rewarded. Combined with a company bonus, excellent working hours, free refreshments and genuine opportunities for career development, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Whether you're an experienced Quality Inspector or an apprentice approaching the end of your engineering qualification, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Quality Inspector, you'll play a key role in ensuring products consistently meet customer specifications and the company's high standards of quality. Working within an ISO 9001 quality management environment, you'll support production by carrying out inspections, maintaining quality records and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct first-off, in-process and final inspections of components and finished products.
• Complete FAIR (First Article Inspection Reports) and maintain accurate quality documentation.
• Operate and, ideally, programme CMM equipment.
• Inspect components using a range of measuring equipment including micrometers, verniers, calipers and other precision measuring instruments.
• Interpret engineering drawings and apply GD&T principles during inspection.
• Identify and report non-conforming products, supporting root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain inspection records to ensure full traceability.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience within a quality inspection role in a manufacturing or precision engineering environment.
• CMM operating experience (programming experience would be advantageous).
• A good understanding of GD&T.
• Experience completing first-off, last-off inspections and FAIR documentation.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment including calipers, micrometers and gauges.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach.

If you're looking to join a stable, growing business that values its people, rewards success and offers genuine long-term career prospects, we'd love to hear from you.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.