Role: Quality Inspector
Location: Avonmouth, BS11 0YB (4 days on-site, 1 day remote)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: Up to £45/hour (Umbrella only)
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About Our Client
Our client is a leading global aerospace, defense, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients worldwide. Renowned for their commitment to safety, sustainability, and technological advancement, our client plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence for their customers. Join them and be part of a team that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world's most demanding environments.
Purpose Of Role
To coordinate the activities of the Mission Systems Goods Inwards quality function based on the Menzies Avonmouth facility, ensuring inspection backlogs and turnaround times are within the organisation targets. Liaise with other disciplines / functions, ensuring business priorities are regularly achieved and supported. Ensure activities are consistent with the procedures outlined in the Mission Systems Quality Management System.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate the activities of Goods Inwards, so that backlogs and inspection turnaround times are within organisation targets.
* Work with the cross-functional discipline personnel, helping to achieve delivery milestones and ensuring a fit for purpose / quality product to the customer.
* Comply with as appropriate the organisation's quality policies, plans and procedures.
* Undertake internal surveillance and spot audits on the Norton site to ensure compliant product and compliance with our BMS system.
* Identification and control of Non-conformance from containment to preventative action, including trend monitoring, conducting/supporting investigations and working closely with the supply chain quality team to prevent supplier escapes into the business.
* Able to interpret specifications, standards and drawings and apply quality principles to establish quality requirements.
* Carry out dimensional checks of components to engineering drawings using traditional measuring equipment and portable CMM.
* Carry out visual checks for any surface flaws, paint quality and identification requirements.
* Monitor performance against our organisational goals and use appropriate tools and techniques to drive improvement.
* Promote / help drive the 'Quality Control to Quality Assurance' ongoing strategy within Mission Systems.
* Demonstrate a positive safety culture ensuring compliance to the company procedures and awareness of potential hazards.
Key Skills And Knowledge
* At least 5 years' experience in an Engineering Inspection role.
* Lean awareness
* Ability to Read and interpret engineering drawings, procedures and supporting documentation.
* Report, procedure writing skills.
* Ability to analysis data and produce trend charts to aid Lean Activity.
* Knowledge of workshop protocols.
* Good understanding of IT office systems (word, excel, outlook, power point)
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* Work under own initiative
* Can-do attitude and a willingness to make change and support across functions.
Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global defence, and security company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions!
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