Quality Inspection Operative

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector to work for a well-established machining company in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Role: Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector

Salary: Dependant on skill and experience

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm, Friday 8.00am-1.00pm. Overtime often available.

Duration: Permanent

Key Responsibilities of the Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector:

Inspect, confirm and authorise incoming materials and returns from outsourced suppliers. Approve in-process production and validate first-off measurements. Maintain and calibrate metrology gauges and equipment in line with ISO 9001 requirements. Document all inspection results on the company's internal systems. Raise and investigate NCRs, implementing corrective and preventative measures. Present KPI statistics for monthly review. Liaise with customers and suppliers, including conducting audits where required. Maintain ISO 9001 accreditation as it relates to production. Support the production team in striving for 100% quality. Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the quality system.About you:

Ideally, you will have a mechanical engineering background gained within a manufacturing environment. Able to interpret engineering drawings and support production improvement initiatives. Experience using a wide range of measurement equipment and programmable CMM. Able to demonstrate and pass on your skills and experience in quality inspection. Fully familiar with, and experienced in working within, an ISO 9001 environment. A strong team player with the people skills required to develop and improve the quality culture of the business. Flexible and able to support other departments where required. A continuous improvement focuses with a disciplined and hands-on approach to dimensional inspection. The role offers the opportunity to progress towards a full ISO 9001 Quality Management position, as well as ancillary roles such as Health & Safety. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will work closely with the production team to strive for 100% quality.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010