Overview & Scope Of Role
The purpose of this role is to assure the quality of products throughout the product lifecycle. This role will support the product lifecycle quality assurance through the complete production process, taking responsibility for ensuring that processes and procedures are in place and adhered to in relation to product quality. This role will be inside IR35.
Technical Responsibilities
- Responsible for carrying out inspections of parts and assemblies to drawing and process requirements – across site on any project.
- Spot‑checking of operators to confirm operator compliance to MMs.
- Raise non‑conformance forms and support investigations into technical issues as required.
- Inspect / approve rework.
- Manage own workload, liaising with the relevant cell leaders to identify and complete inspections in a timely manner.
- Generate, collate, update and maintain FAIR using Visual Fair as requested.
- Creation and management of CMM programs, probes and software updates.
- Problem‑solve CMM errors, issues, collisions.
- Operate CMM machines in line with business needs.
- Conduct manual inspections using hand tools (micrometres, height gauges, shadowgraph) to verify that parts and assemblies meet required specifications.
- Create inspection methods for underdefined or non‑standard inspections.
- Conduct audits where requested (Flash, internal, supplier).
- Collaborate with quality engineers, production engineering and design authority to improve processes when required.
Additional Duties
- Internally recognised as having appropriate expertise and experience.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to new inspectors and individuals employed in the operational areas for in‑production quality requirements.
- Lead improvement projects as required.
- Maintain and actively promote the organisation’s values, consistently demonstrating expected behaviours.
Qualifications
Experience & Background
- Essential – Apprenticeship level or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
- Desirable – Internal Auditor AS/EN9100 trained.
Essential Experience
- Quality inspection within a manufacturing/engineering industry.
- FAIR generation and collation.
- Ability to read and interpret GD&T/engineering drawings.
- Problem‑solving skills.
Desirable Experience
CMM operation/programming.
Experience of using root cause analysis tools (8Ds, 5 Whys etc).
Person Specification
- Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.
- Performance driven and self‑motivation.
- Strong planning and prioritising activities.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to present data effectively.
- Problem‑solving skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Team player.
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