At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality inspections and ensure products meet high standards in a hands-on role.
- Company: Join a reputable company focused on life-saving equipment in Tonypandy.
- Benefits: Earn £13.50 per hour with a structured 40-hour work week and supportive team environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth and development in a dynamic quality-focused team.
- Why this job: Make a difference by ensuring safety and quality in essential rescue equipment.
- Qualifications: Experience with ISO 9001, inspection skills, and ability to read engineering drawings required.
The predicted salary is between 13.5 - 13.5 £ per hour.
Job Location: Tonypandy
Job Duration: Contract – 6 months
Working Hours: 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute lunch break, so a 40-hour working week.
Pay: £13.50 per hour (PAYE)
Scope
To oversee inspection and testing activities at client Survival, across goods-in, in-process, and finished inflatable rescue equipment, ensuring products meet defined specifications, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. The role is hands-on inspection, team leadership, and quality escalation support, ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System and driving continuous improvement.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspect bought in material and components to the latest specifications, visual quality standards and purchase order
- Liaise with suppliers to ensure correct documentation is received
- Receive items into stock through Lakeview
- Inspect and test sub-assemblies and finished products
- Ensure inspection is carried out in accordance with drawings, SOP’s, and quality standards
- Perform functional and pressure testing of inflatable products
- Verify product conformity using appropriate measurement and test equipment
- Raise RMA’s for non-conforming supplied product
- Close RMA’s by reviewing preventive action from the supplier to drawings
- Complete works orders and inspection logs
Non-Conformance Management
- Lead initial containment actions and product segregation
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions of non-conformities raised
- Verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions before closure
- Act as first point of escalation for inspection issues
Team Leadership
- Supervise and support Quality Inspectors
- Allocate daily inspection workload and priorities
- Provide training, coaching, and competency development
- Conduct basic performance monitoring (work quality, adherence to procedures)
Documentation & Records
- Ensure accurate completion of inspection records, test reports, works orders and quality logs
- Maintain traceability and shelf-life records where applicable
- Support updates to inspection procedures, checklists, and test methods
Quality System Compliance
- Operate in accordance with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- Support internal and external audits
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to rescue/life-saving equipment
- Promote a “right-first-time” culture on the shop floor
Experience
- Experience working within an ISO 9001 Quality Management System is essential.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis and preventive actions.
- Experience of inspecting bought in items to PO’s and drawings.
- Be able to demonstrate competence in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Experience using manual measuring equipment - shadowgraphs, Verniers, Micrometres, thread gauge.
- Experience testing air fed products, reading manometers, flow meters and pressure gauges.
- Computer literate - experience using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
Quality Inspector employer: Carbon60
At our Tonypandy location, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that values quality and teamwork. Our supportive work culture fosters continuous improvement and professional growth, offering employees the chance to develop their skills in a hands-on environment while ensuring compliance with high standards. With competitive pay and a commitment to employee well-being, we provide a rewarding experience for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of quality inspection.
