Quality Inspector

As a Quality Inspector in Deeside within the industrial and manufacturing industry, you'll play a key role in ensuring products meet the required standards. Your day-to-day will involve inspecting materials and finished goods, helping maintain the company's reputation for high-quality output.

Client Details

An innovative Manufacturing and Production organisation specialising in the design, development, and production of precision-engineered solutions for industrial applications based in Deeside. By combining advanced manufacturing technologies with expert engineering knowledge, the company delivers high-quality products that help customers improve performance, efficiency, and reliability.

Driven by a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, the business invests in modern production methods, technical excellence, and sustainable manufacturing practices. Its experienced team works collaboratively to transform complex challenges into practical, value-driven solutions, supporting customers with dependable products, responsive service, and a commitment to quality at every stage of the manufacturing process.

Description

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…