825 Quality Inspector jobs in the United Kingdom

Quality Inspector - Glasgow (South Side)
Circa 20 per hour + Shift Allowance + Benefits

The Company
Our client is a forward-thinking manufacturer of precision components for the aerospace and defence sectors, delivering to exacting quality standards.

The Role
We're looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join our team in south Glasgow. You'll play a key role in ensuring all inspection activities - including CMM setup and operation - are performed efficiently, liaising with production teams on drawing interpretation and escalating defects promptly.

This is a full-time Monday-Friday day shift role (39 hrs/week), with occasional night shift (33% shift allowance).

Key Responsibilities

Carry out Goods In, First Off, In-Process, Pre/Post Sub con & Final Inspection

Maintain accurate inspection records

Identify and process non-conforming products efficiently

Support completion of First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs)

Check and calibrate measuring equipment

Process customer returns and perform root cause analysis

Apply first principle inspection techniques

Work closely with other departments to resolve quality issues

Follow Health & Safety and Environmental policies

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Experience with CMM (setup, interpretation, reporting)

Proficient with manual measuring tools (micrometers, calipers, etc.)

Calibration experience

Manual handling skills including slings and lifting equipment

Familiarity with quality tools and root cause analysis

Computer literate

Knowledge of AS9100, HSE regulations, and quality standards

Understanding of continuous improvement and 6S practices

Desirable Experience

Internal or external auditing experience

Critical parts and aerospace inspection knowledge

Familiarity with PC-DMIS

Hands-on CMM operation experience

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate (circa 20/hour)

Premium rates for overtime and night shifts

33 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Company sick pay

Health Benefit Support

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on shopping & holidays

Free on-site parking

How to Apply
Submit your CV to be considered for this opportunity

Quality Inspector
35,000 - 40,000 + Overtime at 1.5x Pay + Training + Progression + Benefits + Early Friday Finish
Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:00, Friday, 08:00 - 14:30
Leighton Buzzard

Are you a Quality Inspector with experience within a precision engineering environment? Are you looking for an exciting new role within a leading manufacturing company who are offering first class training and development and a great work life balance with a Monday to Friday days based role? Do you want the opportunity and guidance to progress into senior and management roles and gain access to CMM programming training within your next employer?

Due to continued growth, my client is looking for a quality inspector to join the team, working out of their state of the art facility in Leighton Buzzard. The successful applicant will have an excellent platform in place to enable them to develop themselves as an inspector within the organisation. In this varied role will be responsible for carrying out first off, manufactured, goods in and final assembly inspections across the business. You will be completing quality reports and working with the production teams to improve company quality standards and ensure that all industry and customer standards are achieved.

This is an exciting role within a rapidly expanding, business who have been at the forefront of the industry, supplying into global names worldwide for many years. They have an excellent track record of developing and retaining staff and are looking to add several members to the team throughout the rest of 2025.

For more information please click apply and contact Patrick Walsh - REF 4559 - (phone number removed)

The Role:
*Senior Quality role
*Inspection of CNC produced components
*Operating CMM's

The Candidate:
*Quality Inspection experience + exposure to CMM's - training on programming available
* Precision engineering experience
*A commutable distance to Leighton Buzzard

Consultant: Patrick Walsh

elix Sourcing Solutions is a specialist recruiter for Engineering, IT and Science roles ranging from mid to senior level positions. Please be aware that we will only accept applications from candidates that have a valid work permit to work in the UK. By applying to this job you are confirming that you do not hold a criminal record and that you know of no legal reason why you would be ineligible for employment.

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Quality Inspector

Milton Keynes

Commutable from Bedford , Leighton Buzzard , Houghton Regis, Aylesbury , Luton, Letchworth
33,000 - 40,000

Monday - Friday (Early finish on Fridays)

Benefits:-

• Health Care Scheme
• Flexible working hours

Our client is a leading sub-contractor , that values hard work, teamwork and developing people. They manufacture metallic components to a range of industries, and have major customers known worldwide . They are looking for a Quality Inspector that wants to join a friendly team, and have influence in day to day operations.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Hands on Quality Inspector position, inspecting metallic components
• First offs, patrol, and final inspections to ensure customer specifications are met
• Using hand held measurement devices
• CMM operating and programming
• Working to AS9100 standards
• Documenting non-conformances
• Read and interpret technical drawings
• Raise any supplier related quality issues
• Reporting directly into the Quality Manager

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experience with metal components
• Time served Quality Inspector
• Personable team player
• Computer literate

"To apply please email your CV / resume to ( (url removed) )". - - Jack Jenkins - (phone number removed)

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Contract Personnel are currently recruiting for Quality Inspectors to work in the Catfield area. Own transport is essential due to site location.

Please note:  We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the time of application.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Inspect Stainless Steel and Powder Coating Products returning from the sub-contractor
• Record inspection results, maintain accurate documentation, and prepare quality reports
• Identify, document, and report nonconformities or defects
• Work closely with production teams to ensure corrective actions are implemented
• You will also be required to use a computer and be literate on Excel and Word
• Any other duties as required

Requirements:

• Quality Inspecting experience required

Shift pattern:

• Monday to Friday
• 08:00 - 16:30

Benefits of working for Contract Personnel:

• 28 holiday days accrued for full time workers
• Weekly pay every Friday straight into your bank account
• Dedicated team there for you every step of the way

To apply, please contact the Industrial Team on (phone number removed), or send your CV to (url removed)

Quality Inspector

Washington

£13.25 - £3.78 per hour

Overtime up to 6

Role Summary

We are seeking a Quality Inspector for client based in Washington to perform the duties listed below.

Key Responsibilities

• Examine manufactured automotive parts to ensure the parts meet all standards of presentation and quality.
li>Sample and inspect in-process product and finished goods. Record data accurately.
• Communicate sort/inspection results to managers, supervisors, and production, as necessary.
• Train other employees as needed.
• Create and maintain a safe and healthful work environment.
• Responsible for 5S within the plant and daily housekeeping.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• Proven experience as quality inspector or relevant role minimum 2 year
• Attention to detail to determining possible causes for defects.
• Must be able to work a 3 shift pattern consisting of days / nights / backs
• Ability to work overtime in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform work while standing or walking a minimum of eight (8) hours a day.

Shift Pattern:

Days: 06:00 – 14:28

Lates: 15:15 – 23:43

Benefits

• Expanding company

Please apply with your CV via the apply button.

Quality Inspector - Precision Engineering
Leighton Buzzard
33,000 - 40,000 (DOE)
Permanent, Full Time

Are you an experienced Quality Inspector looking for your next career move?

Our client is a long-established precision engineering business based in Leighton Buzzard, specialising in the manufacture of low-volume, high-quality components for industries including Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Defence.

Due to an upcoming retirement, they are looking for a proactive and forward-thinking Quality Inspector / Chief Inspector to work closely with their Quality Manager.

The successful Quality Inspector will play a key role in driving continuous improvement, shaping our quality strategy and ensuring the highest precision standards across all areas of the business.

What you'll be doing - Quality Inspector

• Carrying out visual & dimensional inspections to tight tolerances using tools such as micrometers, bore gauges, callipers & height gauges

• Leading first-offs, last-offs, patrol, incoming & final inspections in line with customer and industry requirements

• Investigating & reporting non-conformances, raising concessions & producing First Article Inspection Reports (training provided if needed)

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in a precision engineering / metal machining environment

• Strong knowledge of inspection processes, reporting & CMM utilisation

• Ability to interpret technical drawings & work to exacting precision tolerances in both metric & imperial units

• Excellent communication, attention to detail & a hands-on, team-focused approach

• Experience within an AS9100 (or equivalent) quality system is highly desirable

What's on offer

• Salary: 33,000 - 40,000 per annum (DOE)

• Permanent, full-time role: Monday - Thursday 8:00-17:00, Friday 8:00-14:30

• 28 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) + Christmas shutdown

• Government pension scheme & private healthcare plan

• Supportive, friendly environment with excellent staff retention & career development opportunities

How to apply
If you're ready to take the next step in your career as a Quality Inspector and join a respected precision engineering business in Leighton Buzzard, we'd love to hear from you. Send your CV today or contact Helen for more info. HMIND INDHM

Quality Inspector

• Quality Engineer jobs role - seeking a Quality Inspector who wants to step up.
• precision engineering into aerospace & medical - quality engineer jobs in engineering
• 35m t/o, 210 headcount manufacturer of mechanical components into aerospace, medical, automotive
• Salary TBC but likely to be 37,000 - 39,000 TBC with bonus pushing salary over 41,000

Are you seeking Quality Engineer jobs or quality inspector jobs in the Nottingham, Derby, Long Eaton, Castle Donnington Loughborough, Kegworth, Beeston, West Bridgford region? Alternatively are you a quality inspector or senior quality inspector looking to make that step into quality engineer jobs?

Quality Inspector Key Responsibilities:

• Internal audits
• Take the lead of reducing and investigating defects
• 8D - training provided if necessary
• Responsible for carrying out Root cause investigations
• Help drive continuous improvement

Quality Inspector profile:

• A Quality Engineer or Quality technician who is seeking Quality Engineer jobs in the Nottingham, Derby, Long Eaton, Castle Donnington, Loughborough, Kegworth, Beeston, West Bridgford region
• Ideally experience of regulated industries where there are high quality standards (aerospace, automotive, CNC, precision engineering) but we are flexible on your background

To apply please contact Edward Smith via email at Euro Projects Recruitment.

This Quality Inspector jobs role / Quality Engineer jobs role is commutable from Nottingham, Derby, Long Eaton, Castle Donnington, Loughborough, Kegworth, Beeston, West BridgfordE ast Midlands

Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days then your application, on this occasion, has not been successful. We thank you for taking the time to apply.

NRL are currently recruiting for Quality Inspectors to join a world-leading, global Battery Manufacturing organisation based in the North East of England to support the development and operation of a world class, innovative, large-scale mass manufacturing plant.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to join one of the most exciting, large scale, net zero industrial developments where new and emerging technologies will be adopted in support of the rapidly growing electric vehicle marketplace.

Main Objectives:
 
The role of the inspector is to complete departmental objectives through daily inspections and validation tasks.
Maintaining a shop floor presence with a quality and safety mindset.
Support with containment activities.
 
Outline and Responsibilities:

• Maintain standards relating to Safety, Quality and Environmental
li>Support departmental and Organization objectives
• Working within a Team of Quality Inspectors conducting dimensional, visual and data related quality checks
• Working with a range of test / analysis equipment e.g. Microscope and X-ray
• Conduct / support Process & Product Audits in line with IATF requirements
• Support 8D and root cause analysis investigations
• Lead with a strong sense of customer focus
• Any other requirements as required by the company in line with the terms and conditions.

Background and Experience Required:

• Must be PC literate, experienced in Microsoft packages e.g. Excel & PowerPoint
• Good interpersonal skills
• Experience within a Li Battery facility advantageous
• Experience of IATF16949 & ISO9001 / 14001 advantageous
• Manufacturing Environment experience advantageous

• Shift working Patterns
• Reasonable amount of Planned overtime when required

About AESC:  

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Over the past 15 years, AESC has produced power batteries for more than a million EVs across 59 countries, achieving a flawless record of 'zero critical incidents'. 

AESC's team works continuously to improve the company's global leadership in product development, quality and sustainability. In 2022, AESC was again named among 'Global Tier 1 Battery Companies' by Benchmark, a leading UK-based lithium-ion battery supply chain research organisation. 

 
Why Join Us?  

• ompetitive Salary 
li>Opportunity for career development   < i>Enhanced pension scheme (matching up to 10% of employee contribution)  li>26 days holidays + bank holidays, with an extra day every five years up to 30 days  li>Discounted gym membership  li>Cycle to work scheme 

The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.
 
We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer. You can ensure you stay safe when job searching online by visiting the JobsAware website.

Role: Quality Inspector
Location: Wolverhampton
Industry: Aerospace
Shift: Day shift

The Role: Quality Inspector

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a busy and thriving aerospace manufacturing business in Wolverhampton.

As qualified Quality Inspector, you will ensure the quality and precision of both internally produced and supply chain products.

You’ll be responsible for the reviewing and improving of CMM programs, conducting inspections, and supporting the Quality Team in other areas.

Duties: Quality Inspector

• Provide technical support for new product introductions (NPI).
• Using hand tools such as micrometers, height gauges, shadowgraph and vision systems. etc.
• Perform Manual inspections using hand tools vision systems and Assembly final inspections.
• Provide technical support and training for Operator Inspectors
• Non-conformance report writing.
• Perform inspections using Zeiss Calypso and PC-DMIS systems.
• Conduct AS9102 First Article Inspections.
• Provide cross-functional inspection support for other areas of the department.

Background: Quality Inspector

• HNC/HND in engineering
• First Article measurements
• First Article report generation (Q-Pulse)
• Strong ability to interpret complex engineering drawings.
• CMM prove out and report verification desirable
• Extensive knowledge of manual inspection methods and equipment

Omega

For more information about this role, please contact Lee Powell on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)  

Candidates who are currently a Quality Inspectors, CMM Inspectors, CMM Engineers, FAIRS, FAI Inspector, First Article Inspector, Quality Technician, CMM Programmers may be suitable for this role.

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website (url removed)  

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.