Quality Technician in Towcester, Northamptonshire

Quality Technician / Inspector

Full time permanent position – 39 hours per week

£30,000 - £33,000 or Dependent upon experience

07:30 – 17:30 Monday – Friday with one in six Saturday mornings at overtime pay rate.

Skills and Attributes

• High attention to detail with a methodical approach to inspection and documentation.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within the Quality team.
• Sound understanding of quality control principles and process compliance.
• Comfortable using handheld measuring and inspection equipment.
• Clear communicator with the ability to raise questions or concerns appropriately.
• Organised, reliable, and capable of managing multiple inspection tasks.
• Proactive attitude towards identifying issues and contributing to continuous improvement.

Experience

• Previous experience in a quality inspection/quality technician role.
• Experience of working within coatings industry.

• Practical experience inspecting components and completing quality documentation.
• Experience working with non-conformance reporting systems (internal and/or customer-based).
• Familiarity with customer specifications, engineering drawings, or process standards (desirable).
• Experience working within a regulated or controlled process environment (desirable).
• Experience of working within our main customer sectors of Formula 1 Motorsport or Aerospace (desirable)

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect work at all critical stages of the process, including process approval, masking, and final inspection prior to packaging and dispatch.
• Inspection of coated parts may involve the careful removal of masking and some cosmetic clean up of parts, as well as the safe packaging and labelling of parts.
• Ensure all inspection, documentation, and processing activities comply with customer requirements, internal process standards, customer specifications, and good practice.
• Perform dimensional and visual inspection of components using appropriate handheld measuring equipment. Typical testing procedures include coating thickness, adhesion, electrical insulation testing as well as visual and magnified inspection .
• Identify and record omissions, defects, and non-conformances raising issues through internal Non-Conformance Reporting system.
• Communicate quality-related issues clearly with internal departments and escalate concerns to senior team members when necessary.
• Monitor other key process parameters affecting quality and ensure records are accurately maintained.
• Support the Quality Manager and wider team with day to day quality tasks and contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Customer communication where required.

This is a practical, hands-on role involving not just inspection but often demasking and tidying up coated parts, before final inspection. These are often small, high value parts that require a steady hand and keen eye for detail.

CRC Recruitment are a leading Midlands based recruitment consultancy covering vacancies across the UK. We have been established since 2003 and have a reputation for high service standards to both candidates and clients. We supply permanent or temporary staff to all areas of business covering a variety of different industry sectors.