Quality Inspector

Position: Quality Inspector (Permanent)
Quality Inspector
Ferndown
£32,000 to £35,000

We are recruiting for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a precision engineering business in Ferndown. This is a permanent, full-time role for a Quality Inspector who takes pride in accuracy, attention to detail, and ensuring high-spec components meet exacting standards.

As the Quality Inspector, you will work with complex components across aerospace, medical, defence, and other high-spec industries. The Quality Inspector will support inspection and quality control, using CMMs and hand tools, completing FAIRs, and helping to improve processes and workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Program and operate CMMs to inspect components
Use hand tools to take accurate measurements
Work from technical drawings to ensure compliance with specifications
Complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and other quality documentation
Support continuous improvement of inspection methods and workflows
Flexible working hours, with a choice of a 4 or 5-day week Essential Skills and Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Quality Inspector
Proficiency in CMM programming and operation
Strong understanding of engineering drawings and tolerance measurement
High attention to detail and methodical working approach
Reliable, organised, and able to work independently Benefits

Salary £32,000–£35,000
Work with complex, high-spec components across multiple sectors
Flexible working arrangements (4- or 5-day week)
Supportive team environment focused on quality and process improvement
If you’re an experienced Quality Inspector who wants to be part of a business that values precision, people, and progress, get in touch. Call Rio at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed).

Holt Engineering
We source skilled mechanical and electrical talent for engineering blue collar roles across the UK. This includes CNC machinists (turning, milling, sliding head, EDM and programming), toolmakers, manual grinders and deburrers. We also recruit welders and fabricators (TIG, MIG and coded), sheet metal workers and steel erectors. On the assembly and test side, we place mechanical fitters, maintenance, paint spraying, laminators, deck fitters, assembly technicians and electrical technicians, electronic technicians, wire persons, IPC technicians, solderers, PCB assemblers and test technicians, plus production operatives and warehouse and stores staff