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Quality Inspector

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 28,000 - 32,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Quality Inspector

We are looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a busy Bournemouth based manufacturing quality team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong metrology, CMM inspection, and quality control experience to work on precision components in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will carry out inspection activities, support incoming goods and internal quality processes, and help ensure components meet customer, engineering, and regulatory requirements. 

About the Role

As a Quality Inspector, you will be responsible for material inspection, dimensional measurement, and quality assurance activities across manufactured and procured components. You will also provide metrology support to the inspection team and contribute to containment, non-conformance, and continuous improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities for the quality inspector job based in Bournemouth

Inspect components against engineering drawings, specifications, and defined quality standards.
Carry out incoming goods inspection and in-process quality checks.
Operate and create inspection programmes for CMM and VMM equipment.
Produce accurate inspection reports and measurement documentation.
Raise and manage non-conformance reports (NCRs) and support containment actions.
Review inspection documentation including ISIR, FAIR, and PPAP records.
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for product and process issues.
Maintain inspection procedures, records, and quality documentation in line with customer and internal requirements.
Ensure inspection and measurement equipment is maintained and appropriately calibrated.
Work closely with quality, production, engineering, and manufacturing teams to support product quality.
Contribute to audits, new product introduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Promote high standards of housekeeping, health and safety, and quality compliance. 

What We're Looking for, for the quality inspector job based in Bournemouth

Experience as a Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, or similar role within manufacturing or engineering.
Strong metrology knowledge and hands-on inspection experience.
Experience operating and ideally programming CMM equipment, with knowledge of PC-DMIS and/or CAMIO.
Ability to use manual inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and indicators.
Confident reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings and measurement plans.
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation standards.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Ability to work to deadlines in a busy production environment.
Technical or engineering qualification, or a recognised apprenticeship, would be advantageous.
Fluent written and spoken English. 

Compliance and Standards

You will be expected to maintain high standards of health and safety, follow quality procedures, and support compliance with relevant internal and external regulations.

This is a great opportunity to join a quality-focused engineering environment where you can apply your inspection and metrology expertise, contribute to continuous improvement, and play a key role in maintaining high product standards.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you need any adjustments during the application process, these can be discussed on request.

If you are interested in this Quality Inspector job, please send over an updated CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information

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