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Overview of the Quality Inspector Role:

As a Quality Technician you will be an integral member of the team with requirements to work across 2 sites, you will be responsible for maintaining all day-to-day activities independently whilst proactively promoting continuous improvement.

Reporting directly to the Quality Engineer the Quality Inspector is responsible for the following:

* Completion of product inspections inline with internal and external requirements; covering goods-in, final inspection, new parts, internal and external non-conformances, and containments.

* Verifying product conformance with the operation and application of various traditional inspection equipment, utilizing different inspection methods and techniques

* Using engineering drawings perform technical inspections for new / prototype parts through our NPI system; Producing documentation (ISIR / F&F / PPAP) for relevant stakeholders

* Completion of daily process audits and random process inspections, challenging process failures and/or weaknesses, organise and contribute to the resolution of identified failures.

* Provide technical support to production inorder to maintain production, customer requirements and standards

* Resolve internal, supplier and customer non-conformances by methodologically investigating the manufacturing process to determine the root cause, through application of investigation & improvement methods such as 4M’s, 5 whys, cause and effect diagrams.

* Produce 8D reports and issue to relevant stakeholders in line with KPIs

* Manage problems utilizing existing logs and registers ensuring they are closed out to the required standard and within set time timescales.

* Support in the management of the calibration system, including internal calibration of inspection equipment, and the organisation of external calibration.

* Assisting in customer interaction through meetings, presentations, phone calls, emails

* Provide clear and professional internal communication of issues through the generation of reports, mails, attending of meetings, chairing Quality circles, briefings, and presentations.

* Design and develop process controls such as pins / jigs / template / check sheets / SOP’s / working instructions.

* Contribute to continuous improvement activities utilizing mythologies such as; TQM, Kaizen, 5s, 6 Sigma.

* Assist in maintaining Quality Management System to accreditation ISO9001 & 45001 by performing internal audits and process improvements in line with KPIs.

* Proactively manage workloads that could be presented through various channels such as peers, colleagues, customers, suppliers, ensuring these are closed within set deadlines.

* Liaise and communicate with other departments and ensure an effective interface is maintained

* Support the completion of Health and Safety activities assigned to the department

* Provide peer training support where training needs may be identified by yourself or Quality Engineer

* Any ad-hoc duties as required from time to time by the Quality Engineer

Necessary Skills & Knowledge:

* Display competence with the operation and application of various traditional inspection equipment

* Display competence with the utilization of different inspection methods and techniques

* Good understanding with reading engineering drawings

* A basic understanding of GD&T

* Good understanding of Quality Mythologies

* Display competence with the application of Quality tools such as 5 whys, 4Ms, and Cause & Effect diagrams to aid root cause analysis

* Strong ability to create and implement working instructions, check sheets, SOPs

* Strong communicational skills, both written and oral

* Good report writing skills

* Good independent learning and working skills