Senior Quality Inspector
Salary: 35,000 - 38,000
Location: Basingstoke
Schedule: Permanent, Full time.
- Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 4.30pm.
- Friday - 7.30am - 2.00pm.
Benefits:
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Employer pension contribution.
- On-site parking.
- Employee assistance program (free 24hr helpline from Health Assured).
Report to: Production Manager.
Company Profile:
Our client is a well-established precision engineering company, who specialise within the design and manufacturing of high precision components. Due to continued growth, our client is now seeking a dynamic and knowledgeable Senior Quality Inspector to join their team.
Role overview:
Our client is seeking the right candidate with the right experience who will fulfil the role as a dynamic leader, this person will oversee the Inspection team by leading by example and developing the team into a quality conscious, precise and meticulous department.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Confident in the use of hand measurement tools.
- Proficient in CMM programming, preferably Mitutoyo.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and have knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
- Quality control preferably AS9100.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Methodical & process driven.
- Excellent time management.
Main duties/ Responsibilities:
- Inspection of precision parts using measurement equipment and CMMs to ensure accuracy of dimensions and tolerances stated upon drawings and routings.
- Perform routine visual and dimensional inspection and check for surface defects, cleaning, chipping, etc.
- Compiling, completing & checking accuracy of documentation relating to products, these could include but not limited to: Routings, CMM reports, Certificate of Conformities (CofC's), First Article's (FAIR's), customer quality assurance documentation.
- Complete NCR's when necessary and support 8D process.
- Programme, manage and operate the Mitutoyo CMM.
- Maintain calibration system ensuring it's up to date at all
- Participation in regular audits to maintain standards and preserve AS9100 certification.
- Work with the production teams to encourage and ensure all documentation is complete.
- Manage the inspection team i.e. delegate and assign tasks to maintain efficiency, ensure policies, procedures & processes are followed, proactively train the team, motivate, resolve conflict, conduct one-to-ones etc.
- Investigate quality issues, work to rectify and implement change to promote continuous improvement.
- Support the Production Manager, Technical Manager and Production Staff on quality related issues.
- Assist the senior management team on customer calls regarding quality issues.
- Report to the Production Manager ensuring open and proactive communication.
- Any additional duties as required by the Production Manager.
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