Job Description:

📍 Derby | Quality Inspector - Weekends

We are looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join our manufacturing team at our Derby site. 

Salary💷 £15.98 per hour + 40% shift allowance 

Hours: Friday – Sunday : 6.00am - 18.00pm

Benefits

*  Competitive salary

*  Company pension scheme

*  25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays, Christmas shut down

*  BUPA Health care

*  Free onsite parking

*  Death in Service benefit

*  Long Service awards

Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

• To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry
• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements
• Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business
• Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the Senior Team Leader along with recommendations
• Assist with root cause analysis, using 5 Whys and Ishikawa.
• Identify and report any non-conformances
• Support, develop and improve the relationship internally between departments
• Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and inspection processes
• To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required.
• Working to ISO 50001 / 14001 / 45001 / 9001 standards

Core skills/attributes needed:

• Experience in an inspection / manufacturing environment
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Technical knowledge & experience within the aerospace sector preferred
• Competent in using the following equipment: verniers, micrometers, bore micrometers, height gauges, DTI (Digital Test Indicators);
• Experience in a quality control environment preferred
• Working to ISO 9001 and ISO 5001
• Experience with inspecting Machined, Fabricated, Treated and Assembled parts.
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision
• CMM experience advantageous but not essential                    
• Excellent IT Skills

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;

Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards to provide a safe working environment for all

Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

People: support organizational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community

NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.