Goods Inwards Quality Inspector JOB TITLE Location: Cheltenham, UK Benefits: (UK only) 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, On-site gym, Free on-site parking, Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles. Role Overview: To ensure that specified incoming materials, components, and products meet the required specifications and quality standards before being accepted into the logistics storage and manufacturing processes. Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on: Timely inspection of raw materials, mechanical components, and sub-assemblies upon arrival. Verify conformity to purchase orders, technical drawings, and specifications. Conduct visual and dimensional inspections using appropriate Inspection equipment (e.g. vernier calipers, micrometers, gauges, Faro arm, NDT equipment). Ensure material compliance with material standards / internal quality standards and external regulations (e.g., ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements). Identify and report non-conforming goods through formal PLM NCR processes. Review, upload / approve EN10204 material certificates into PLM. Maintain accurate inspection records. Ensure traceability of inspected items through batch numbers, certificates of conformity, and delivery documentation. Support internal and external audits with relevant inspection data. Communicate with suppliers regarding quality issues and corrective actions. Provide feedback to improve supplier performance and incoming quality. Timely approval of goods for storage and/or production use in support of customer service. To be successful in this role you will have: - Experience of working in a manufacturing/ engineering environment in Quality Inspection or a closely related role. - Experience of working within a recognised quality system and working in accordance with procedures. - Knowledge and ability to read engineering drawings - Basic knowledge of Metrology equipment. - Following training understanding of essential requirements of materials and material certification. - Keen attention to detail to maintain high levels of quality - Proactive and flexible approach - Ability to work as part of a team and independently as required The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra. Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included. Benefits You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below. Everyone is Included at Spirax Group We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.