Job Description:

Quality Inspector (Metal Components & Precision Engineering)

Location: London SE1
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a growing advanced manufacturing business. This role is ideally suited to someone with a strong background inspecting metallic components, including machined, fabricated, welded, cast, or precision-engineered parts.

Working within a high-specification manufacturing environment, you will be responsible for ensuring that metal components and assemblies meet customer, engineering, and regulatory requirements through rigorous inspection, measurement, and quality control processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct first-off, in-process and final inspection of metallic components and assemblies.
• Inspect machined, fabricated, welded and finished metal products against engineering drawings and specifications.
• Verify dimensional accuracy, tolerances, surface finishes, and material conformity.
• Perform detailed visual and dimensional inspections using precision metrology equipment.
• Review material certificates, inspection records and traceability documentation.
• Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering teams to resolve quality issues.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation and inspection records.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Support internal and external quality audits.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Quality Inspector within:
  • Metal fabrication
  • CNC machining
  • Precision engineering
  • Aerospace manufacturing
  • Defence manufacturing
  • Industrial manufacturing
• Experience inspecting metallic components manufactured from materials such as:
  • Aluminium
  • Stainless steel
  • Carbon steel
  • Titanium
  • Nickel alloys
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing tolerances and geometric measurement.
• Experience using:
  • Micrometers
  • Vernier calipers
  • Height gauges
  • Bore gauges
  • Surface finish measurement equipment
  • Thread gauges

Desirable Experience

• CMM operation and programming.
• Welding inspection experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality systems.
• Understanding of metallurgy and material specifications.
• Experience producing FAIR documentation.
• Background within aerospace, defence, energy, automotive or motorsport sectors.

Ideal Candidate

You'll be a detail-oriented quality professional with a passion for precision engineering and a strong understanding of metal component manufacturing processes. You will be comfortable working with complex parts, tight tolerances, and demanding customer quality standards while demonstrating a proactive, hands-on approach to problem solving.