Quality Technician

Job Title: Quality Technician

Job Type: 6 month contract

Hourly Rate: £15-19 per hour PAYE

Location: Maidenhead

A leading manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Quality Technician to join their Quality team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly regulated engineering environment, supporting the manufacture and delivery of high-quality electronic and mechanical products.

Key Responsibilities for the Quality Technician:

• Carrying out Goods-In, Work in Progress and Final Inspection
• Inspecting mechanical and electrical products against engineering drawings and approved design documentation
• Performing First Article Inspections in line with AS9102 and contractual requirements
• Identifying and reporting non-conformances clearly and accurately
• Completing documentation checks, including BOMs and batch cards
• Selecting and using appropriate measuring and inspection equipment
• Supporting root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities
• Raising Supplier Corrective Action Requests where required
• Conducting internal Product, Process and Quality Management System audits
• Working within ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality systems
• Verifying product compliance against IPC-A-610 and company workmanship standards
• Supporting Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing teams with quality-related activities

The ideal Quality Technician will have:

• Previous mechanical and electrical inspection experience
• A strong electronics background
• Knowledge of electronic workmanship and IPC standards
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• AS9102 and First Article Inspection experience
• Auditor training or internal auditing experience
• Previous release signatory experience
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail
• The ability to manage priorities and work effectively across different departments

What’s on Offer for the Quality Technician role?

• Varied role covering product, process and quality system inspection
• Involvement in continuous improvement and business improvement projects
• The chance to work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Quality
• Professional and highly regulated engineering environment

If you are interested in this Quality Technician opportunity, please click Apply Now or contact Orion Reading today.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to respond to every application individually. If you have not heard from us within five working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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