Junior Quality Inspector

Job title – Junior Quality Inspector About Cosmic Equipment UK:

Cosmic Equipment UK are a growing company in an exciting high technology area at the forefront of new developments powering the green revolution.

Cosmic Equipment UK are a dedicated, engineering-based organisation with the skills to meet the demanding needs of our expanding customer base of global device manufacturers around the world. At our base in the UK, we focus on developing solutions for testing challenging new technologies such as GaN and SiC as well as for the latest generation of mosfets, IGBT’s, diodes, SCR’s and bipolars.

We have a track record of investing in our people and work hard to ensure that all our staff are well informed, well trained and well-motivated to be completely responsive to our customer needs.

Product development is core to our existence, and we have introduced a significant new product nearly every year since our origins in the early 80's; our Mostrak test system has been through constant cycles of renewal, whilst always retaining compatibility. We operate seamlessly between our Engineering, Manufacture and Test, Customer Support and Technical Sales groups. Our success also lies in investing in and working closely with our external manufacturing base to ensure we are as responsive and nimble as possible whilst drawing on the experience and production efficiency of our family of dedicated CEM partners and OEM manufacturers.

Above all, Cosmic Equipment UK is responsive.

Reporting to the Production Engineer, the Junior Quality Inspector will support day-to-day quality assurance and inspection activities across Cosmic Equipment UK. The role is responsible for carrying out incoming inspection activities, supporting quality investigations, maintaining quality records and assisting in the continual improvement of the Quality Management System.

The role works closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Test, Support and external suppliers to ensure products, components, materials and processes meet defined quality standards, specifications and customer requirements.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical quality inspection, quality assurance and quality engineering capability within a high-technology manufacturing environment.

• Carry out Goods In inspection of incoming materials, components and products against engineering drawings, specifications, purchase orders and acceptance criteria
• Record inspection results accurately and identify, contain and escalate non-conforming materials where required
• Support goods inward activities, inventory management, kitting and order packing where necessary
• Monitor product quality, defect rates, scrap levels and inspection performance, highlighting trends and emerging quality concerns
• Coordinate the segregation, quarantine and administration of non-conforming materials and products
• Support containment activities relating to suspect or defective materials and components
• Assist with Non-Conforming Material management activities and participate in Material Review Board processes where required
• Support root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies
• Assist with corrective and preventive action activities, including action tracking and effectiveness verification
• Support customer quality investigations and complaint resolution activities by gathering data, maintaining records and assisting with investigation activities
• Support supplier quality investigations and supplier corrective action activities by collecting inspection evidence and maintaining quality records
• Conduct routine process compliance checks to verify adherence to documented procedures, work instructions and quality requirements
• Support…