Overview
Responsible for carrying out quality, safety, and compliance inspections across logistics operations. The role involves monitoring processes, verifying documentation, identifying risks or non‑conformances, and coordinating corrective actions to ensure efficient, safe, and compliant movement of goods. You will be working as part of a contract logistics team for a prime defence contractor in the southwest.
What you will do
* Inspect aircraft components, ground support equipment and raw material.
* Support customer initiatives with suppliers and provide inspection / audit functions at suppliers or vendors premises through source inspections at the vendor’s premises.
* Inspect products at goods receipt following customer’s inspection plans.
* Raise Quality notifications for non‑conforming product.
* Re‑inspect and re‑life items which have expired current stock life limits.
* Perform despatch inspections to customer or contractual requirements.
* Perform departmental procedure reviews.
* Use relevant inspection tools, software, drawings & models.
* Support the resolving of Quality notifications.
* Engage with customer and supplier representatives and the customer’s quality department.
* Operate the customers SAP system.
* Check inspection tooling is calibrated and instigate re‑calibration if required.
* Receive internal training for internal processes.
* Complete an initial 3 month training plan with ongoing development, awareness and further training.
Qualifications
* A relevant 4 year engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience (Essential).
* Minimum level 3 engineering qualification (Essential).
* Competent in interpreting engineering drawings (Essential).
* Principles of machining and assembly techniques (Desirable).
* Understanding of NDT processes and techniques (Desirable).
* Understanding of treatments applied to raw material (Desirable).
Benefits
* 26 days holidays plus bank holidays.
* 2 volunteering days per year.
* Life Assurance Option if you join the KN Route2 pension scheme.
* A tailored personal development and training programme.
* Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best.
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Discount on high street stores and local supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s & more).
* Refer a friend scheme.
* Health Cash Plan available, offering cash benefits for routine healthcare up to set limits, covering optical, dental, and therapy treatments.
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