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We are looking for an Quality Inspector to work in a busy manufacturing environment at our Derby Site.

Working hours: 48 hours, Monday to Thursday 6.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Thursday Incuding 2 x 20minute breaks.

Experianced Quality Inspector Salary: £15.37 plus 9% shift allowance

Pre-Qualified Salary: £15.37 plus 9% shift allowance

Benefits:

* Competitive pay

* Overtime available

* Pension

* 25 Days Annual Holiday plus 8 statutory days

* BUPA Healthcare

* Long Service awards

* Death in Service

Quality Inspector Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

• To provide Quality and Inspection support for both existing and new business opportunities and to develop the Right First-Time philosophy required to become a leading supplier of quality components to the aerospace industry

• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements

• Check and verify the compliance of components produced at all stages within business

• First article inspection procedures

• Identify reoccurring quality issues and communicate them to the chief inspector along with recommendations

• Assist in the 5Y quality procedure and produce rout cause analysis of product failures

• Incorporate standardisation of jigs, fixtures and tooling wherever possible

• Non-conformance procedures

• Represent quality function at team meetings

• Support, develop and improve the relationship with our quality contacts within our customer base

• Support and promote improvement activities to directly benefit our products and manufacturing processes

• To work within cross functional teams to support business development, growth and improvement projects as required.

• To support, develop, maintain and improve the company’s quality management system and conduct internal audits against the system

• To control calibration activity of all instrument on regular basis

• To conduct root cause analyses, SPC and other appropriate quality tools and techniques to ensure that the manufacturing processes meet customer requirements

Quality Inspector Core skills/attributes needed:

• Previous Internal auditing experience

• Experienced in an engineering background

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications

• Technical knowledge & experience within the aerospace sector preferred

• Competent in using the following equipment; verniers, micrometres, bore

micrometers, height gauges, DTI (Digital Test Indicators);

• Experience in a quality control environment preferred Page 2 of 2 Gardner Aerospace Confidential (AMBER) Document

• Provide 1st Article Inspection Reports

• Working to ISO 9001 and ISO 5001

• Experience of Machining / Fabrications and Treatments

• Attention to detail

• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision

• CMM experience advantageous but not essential

• Experience in lean tools such as 8D, Kaizen (Continues Improvement) processes

• Chemical and special processes knowledge

• Aerospace manufacturing background ideally specific NADCAP experience

• New Product Introduction & associated tools FMEA, APQP + PPAP Awareness

• Practical Problem Solving skills

• Excellent IT Skills

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;

*Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all

*Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

*Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

*Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

*People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community