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Inspection Technician

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 26,495 - 26,495 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Portsmouth, ENG, PO6, GB

Expire in: 2 hours

Job Description

Are you a detail-focused Inspection Technician with experience working in a precision engineering or manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy ensuring products meet the highest quality standards before they reach the customer? If so, this could be a great opportunity.

We’re supporting a well-established Portsmouth-based manufacturing business that designs and produces high-performance electrical and electronic components used across industries including aerospace, medical, automotive and defence. Due to continued growth, they’re looking to strengthen their Quality team with a proactive Inspection Technician.

What’s the role all about?

As an Inspection Technician, you’ll be responsible for carrying out visual and mechanical inspections on finished components to ensure they meet strict quality specifications.

You’ll play an important role in maintaining product quality, supporting re-work processes and contributing to continuous improvement across production.

Your responsibilities will include:

Conducting 100% visual inspections of large batch orders

Performing mechanical inspections using precision measuring equipment such as micrometres and vernier callipers

Reading and interpreting engineering drawings to confirm dimensional accuracy

Removing swarf and debris from completed components

Identifying defects and managing the re-work process to ensure products meet required standards

Operating and maintaining the Pero cleaning machine

Performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting of cleaning equipment

Conducting last-off inspections before products are released to the next stage

Completing SPC recorded inspections to support process control and quality improvement
This is a hands-on role where attention to detail and consistency are key.

What you’ll need

To succeed as an Inspection Technician, you’ll bring:

Experience using visual and mechanical measuring equipment

Confidence using micrometres, vernier callipers and similar tools

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Strong attention to detail and quality awareness

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Comfortable working to deadlines in a manufacturing environment
Experience within precision engineering or electronics manufacturing would be highly advantageous.

About you

You’re methodical, organised and quality-focused. You enjoy working in a structured environment where precision and accuracy matter.

You’ll be:

Detail-oriented

A strong team player

Calm under pressure

Proactive in identifying and solving problems

Committed to maintaining high quality standards

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Additional 3 days off over the festive period

Company pension scheme

Life cover (3x salary)

Company bonus scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme
📩 Interested?

If you’re an experienced Inspection Technician looking for your next opportunity in a precision manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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