Job Role: Lead Quality Inspector
Salary: £45k
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Quality Inspector to join our client's team. Reporting directly to the Head of QHSE, you will be responsible for overseeing mechanical engineering inspections of precision machined components and fabricated parts, ensuring they meet stringent customer quality and specification requirements. In this senior role, you will also take on managerial responsibilities, guiding junior inspectors and coordinating with various departments to prioritize workloads and project deadlines.
Primary Responsibilities
* Leadership & Coordination: Oversee and mentor a team of quality inspectors, ensuring efficient workload management in coordination with engineering departments to meet delivery schedules and project deadlines.
* Inspection & Documentation: Interpret engineering drawings, identify specified standards, verify that final components meet specifications, and produce detailed supporting documentation.
* Quality Assurance: Identify non-conforming components, initiate corrective actions prior to customer delivery, and conduct thorough root-cause analyses for non-conformances, such as operator errors, machine issues, or incorrect materials.
* Calibration Management: Oversee the calibration of all measuring tools, ensuring compliance with calibration tolerances and performing checks at designated intervals.
* Record Maintenance: Maintain accurate and detailed r...