Quality Inspector

• Employment type: Permanent
• Employment basis: Full Time
• Standard Hours: Flexible Working / 40 hours per week
• Location: Bembridge IOW

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all stage inspections are completed in a timely manner, in line with schedule and that the quality of the work is in accordance with the relevant approved data and company procedures.
• Completing final inspection of finished parts ensuring they are compliant with the approved data and any production permits or concessions are correctly referenced.
• Ability to release parts with a CAA Form 1.
• Liaising with the Production Supervisors to ensure tasks are prioritised and completed in accordance with the agreed production program plan.
• Monitoring Chemical and Heat treatment processes to ensure they are being maintained and are complaint with the prescribed limits.
• Completing and documenting dimensional inspection reports for First Article Inspection Reports. Where appropriate using the CMM to inspect and generate the reports.
• Ensuring all non-compliant parts are reported and quarantined in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensuring all matters relating to safety and specifically airworthiness are reported promptly in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensuring all tools, jigs, fixtures, and measurement devices used in the production and inspection process are calibrated in accordance with company procedures. Maintaining the register of calibrated tools.
• Ensuring any work, they carry out is within the scope of their approvals granted by the Quality department.
• Provide training and mentoring to apprentices and other team members, as required by the Company, and ensure that high standards and guidance is always offered to all team members.
• Perform tensile testing and test piece testing as required.
• Ensure that received goods are inspected and located to stock in a timely manner, liaising with suppliers in the event of incomplete/incorrect paperwork or parts to resolution.
• Obtaining quotes for the calibration of existing tools, and the purchasing of new tools. Raising purchase requests.
• Reporting of concession or deviation requests to design by the Design Query form.
• Maintain internal approvals for processes within your remit.
• Carry out regular internal audits to ensure production processes and procedures are being followed.
• Report any safety/airworthiness concerns via the company procedure.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 5 years of similar experience in a manufacturing environment 
• understanding of ISO 9000 regulations
• Experience in aircraft component manufacturing
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Have a detailed knowledge in all aspects of quality inspection
• Have a good understanding of lean manufacturing principles
• Proactive with a strong attention to detail