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Quality Inspector

We are looking for two experienced Aerospace Quality Inspectors to support a a project on-site at a customers facility in South Somerset.

The role for the Quality Inspector will involve visual, manual, Faro and CMM inspection of manufactured components and assemblies. You will need strong mechanical inspection skills, the ability to work from engineering drawings and with the ability to operate CMM equipment (Aberlink preferrable).

Quality Inspector Key Responsibilities

• Quality Inspector will perform manual inspection using micrometers, verniers, height gauges, bore gauges and other conventional metrology equipment against drawing and specification requirements
• Interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, specifications and GD&T requirement and in turn perform inspection using appropriate inspection methods and establish measurements from first principles.
• Use Faro equipment and visual inspection techniques where required.
• Run CMM programs.
• Quality Inspector must carry out detailed part and assembly measurement using CMM equipment.
• Accurately record inspection results and clearly document any non-conformances.
• Gather relevant inspection results, certificates and supporting evidence for FAI and PPAP packs.
• Enter inspection information into documentation prepared by Quality Engineering and return it for validation.

Quality Inspector Experience Required

• Quality Inspector must have a minimum of three years' experience within aerospace, defence or a closely related precision engineering industry, working in mechanical or dimensional inspection roles.
• Previous experience in an in-process or final inspection role highly disarable.
• Strong first-principles mechanical and dimensional inspection skills.
• Confident setting up and inspecting a range of manufactured components and assemblies.
• Strong engineering drawing interpretation and GD&T knowledge.
• Competent using handheld and conventional metrology equipment.
• Quality Inspector must have good record keeping skills with accurate and traceable inspection results.
• An understanding of the inspection information required for FAI or PPAP documentation.
• Good IT literacy, being able to update excel files and use other Microsoft applications.
• Experience in CMM Programming Aberlink ideally

This role is inside IR35.