Construction technician

About the Role

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Inspector to ensure the consistent quality of components and assemblies used in caravan and motorhome production. You will play a key role in checking incoming materials through visual and measurement-based inspection, verifying products against engineering specifications and approved samples. The role involves identifying and managing non-conforming parts, supporting root cause investigations, and helping to put effective fixes in place with suppliers. You will use inspection tools, gauges, and sampling methods to assess product quality, maintain accurate records, and support performance tracking. Working closely with internal teams and suppliers, you will help drive improvements, ensure clear communication of quality issues, and maintain control of master samples and inspection standards across the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality issues by investigating root causes, agreeing fixes, and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Monitor supplier performance through audits, site visits, and key measures such as defect rates and response times.
• Approve new and changed parts, ensuring they meet required standards before use in production.
• Set clear quality expectations with suppliers and define how incoming materials will be checked and accepted.
• Work with suppliers to improve performance and resolve production and fitment problems using structured problem‑solving methods.

Your Qualifications & Experience

• Experience managing supplier quality issues, investigating root causes, and ensuring corrective actions.
• Knowledge of supplier performance monitoring, audits, and key metrics.
• Familiarity with approving parts, ensuring they meet standards.
• Strong communication skills to set expectations with suppliers.
• Experience using structured problem‑solving methods such as root cause analysis.

Values & Behaviours

• Tireless devotion to achieving the best quality products possible.
• Create an environment where people care about the work they do each day.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, challenging current ways of working.
• Determination to succeed and achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly results.
• Keen to understand details but able to see the bigger picture.
• Treat each other fairly and with respect.

What We Offer

All positions at Bailey attract excellent benefits including competitive salaries (with entry‑level hourly rates above the Real Living Wage), an enhanced company pension scheme, life assurance cover from day 1, a salary‑exchange Cycle‑to‑Work scheme, financial support through salary advance and travel loan schemes, excellent holiday entitlement, family‑friendly pay, early finish Fridays, monthly recognition awards, a 25% discount at our partner company PRIMA Leisure, health and wellbeing benefits, learning and development opportunities, and more.

EEO Statement

At Bailey of Bristol, we’re proud of the people behind our products. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, apply anyway – you might be exactly who we’re looking for.