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Quality Inspector

Job Posted: 6 hours ago

Salary: £ 25,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Quality Inspector - Aerospace & Defence

Location: Kidderminster (Onsite role)

Salary: £25,584 to £36,244 + enhanced overtime + excellent bens

Company: A world leader in Rocket Propulsion Technology 🚀

Join a world-class defence manufacturer and play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of complex engineered products. As a Quality Inspector, you'll support the full product lifecycle - from initial build through to final assembly - ensuring that every component meets the highest standards of safety, precision and performance.

What You'll Do - Quality Inspector - Aerospace & Defence

Deliver Final Assembly Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and ensure full conformity to quality standards.
Write NCRs and support root-cause investigations into technical issues.
Inspect rework and verify corrective actions.
Work closely with Quality Engineering, Production, and Design teams to improve processes and resolve quality risks.
Plan and manage your own inspection workload in partnership with Cell Leaders.
Create and maintain FAIRs using Visual FAIR.
Build, update and manage CMM programs, probes and software, including troubleshooting errors and collisions.
Carry out manual inspections using micrometers, height gauges, shadowgraph and other precision tools.
Develop inspection methods for non-standard or complex components.
Conduct internal audits in line with the audit schedule.
Champion safe working practices and escalate concerns via SWIM when required.
Support wider quality projects and business improvement initiatives. 

What You'll Bring - Quality Inspector - Aerospace & Defence

Essential

Engineering Apprenticeship (or equivalent).
Proven experience in Quality Inspection within manufacturing or engineering.
Hands-on CMM experience, including programming.
Strong understanding of engineering drawings and precision measurement equipment.
Experience generating FAIRs and using root-cause tools (8D, 5 Whys, etc.). 

Desirable

HNC (or equivalent) or significant aerospace quality experience.
AS/EN9100 internal auditor qualification.
Knowledge of PPAP, APQP, Six Sigma or Lean tools.
Experience working within an AS/EN9100 aerospace quality system. 

Why Join Us?

You'll be part of a highly skilled, collaborative environment supporting some of the most advanced defence products in the world. Expect hands-on technical challenges, exposure to cutting-edge manufacturing, and opportunities to develop your inspection and quality engineering skills

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