Quality Inspector

As the Quality Inspector you will be tasked with the following -

• Carry out inspection activities on materials, components, fabricated items, welded assemblies, machined parts, and finished products in line with engineering drawings, customer specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Conduct site-wide inspection duties where required, supporting quality needs across different departments and operational areas within iCAM Engineering.
• Complete goods-in inspection checks to confirm that supplied materials, products, and components meet purchase order requirements, certification requirements, and expected quality standards.
• Undertake in-process inspections during manufacturing, fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly activities to ensure work is completed correctly and defects are identified at the earliest opportunity.
• Carry out final inspection checks prior to product release, dispatch, or customer delivery to confirm conformity with specification and quality requirements.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, weld symbols, inspection criteria, and quality documentation.
• Use appropriate inspection and measuring equipment such as callipers, micrometres, gauges, tape measures, squares, levels, and other calibrated equipment as required.
• Ensure that all inspection equipment used is suitable, calibrated, in good condition, and correctly controlled in accordance with company procedures.
• Accurately complete inspection records, check sheets, reports, non-conformance records, and any other quality documentation required by the Quality Management System.
• Identify, report, and record non-conforming products, materials, processes, or workmanship in line with company non-conformance procedures.
• Support the Quality Manager and Quality Technician with investigations into quality issues, customer complaints, internal rejects, supplier defects, and process failures.
• Assist with root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions to reduce repeat defects and improve quality performance.
• Liaise with production teams, supervisors, welders, fabricators, machinists, and other employees to communicate inspection findings and support the resolution of quality concerns.
• Support the control, identification, segregation, and disposition of non-conforming products to prevent unintended use or release.
• Ensure that products are inspected and released only when they meet the required specification, acceptance criteria, and customer requirements.
• Assist with maintaining traceability of materials, components, inspection records, certification, and product identification where required.
• Support continuous improvement activities across the business by identifying opportunities to improve inspection methods, quality controls, and production processes.
• Follow company procedures, quality plans, inspection test plans, standard operating procedures, and work instructions relevant to the role.
• Support internal audits, external audits, customer audits, and UKAS ISO 9001:2015 activities where required.
• Promote a positive quality culture by encouraging right-first-time working, attention to detail, and ownership of quality standards across the site.
• Work in a safe and responsible manner, following company health and safety procedures, risk assessments, method statements, and site rules.
• Maintain good housekeeping standards within inspection areas and any other areas where inspection activities are carried out.
• Escalate significant quality concerns, repeated defects, supplier issues, or customer-related concerns to the Quality Manager in a timely manner.
• Support the Quality Manager with any additional inspection, quality control, documentation, or improvement activities required to meet business and customer needs.