Production Quality Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title:

Production Quality Technician Location,

Hours:

Greenford, 40 hours per week Reporting to:
Quality Engineer The company For 50 years Brompton has existed to ‘create urban freedom for happier lives. By providing the means to travel and explore with a bike you can take anywhere and store anywhere we make cities better places to live. Our high-quality products and market leading brand combined with a global need for smarter urban transport means we are enjoying strong, sustained growth.

To continue to thrive we need great people who can innovate and deliver. Brompton is a truly global company exporting 80% of our production to 45 countries around the world. In 2024 Brompton celebrated making our millionth bike. The majority of these are in regular use around the world. Our owners are evangelists for our brand and will invest in their Brompton experience if offered outstanding Bikes that make cycling a more joyful and useful.

Brompton’s business is built around solving problems for our users in innovative ways that add real value. Within the product management team, our focus is on delivering 5
* products to our owners and delighting them on every journey. We focus on high value innovation, transforming Brompton now and over the next 10 years. About the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join Brompton's Plant Quality team and play a hands‑on role in ensuring that our bicycles consistently meet the required quality and safety standards and deliver an excellent customer experience.

• Carry out defined product and process inspections, primarily on bicycles and assemblies, in accordance with approved procedures and applicable standards, drawings and specifications.
• Assess product and process performance, identify quality concerns, and initiate or support appropriate containment and escalation where required.
• Perform product and process audits to verify compliance with SOPs, quality standards and agreed manufacturing processes.
• Use measurements, quality data and shop-floor observations to identify trends and process variation and support fact-based problem solving and decision making.
• Contribute to NCR, 8D and Root Cause Analysis activities through inspection, evidence gathering and data analysis.
• Participate in First Article Inspection, PPAP, validation activities, engineering changes and New Product Introduction.
• Work with Production, Engineering, Design and Quality teams to improve process capability, Right First Time and overall product quality.
• Contribute to corrective and continuous improvement activities, including Kaizen and 5S, and help verify that improvements are effectively implemented and sustained.
• Identify opportunities to reduce variation, rework and scrap while improving efficiency and customer experience.
• Maintain accurate quality records and communicate findings clearly to relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain safe and controlled quality working practices, including the appropriate use of inspection equipment and prompt escalation of health, safety, compliance or product quality concerns.

Hands‑on and curious, with a genuine interest in understanding how products and manufacturing processes work. Able to think critically and look beyond the immediate issue to understand causes, patterns and opportunities for improvement. Collaborative and able to build positive working relationships across Production, Engineering and Quality. Confident communicating quality concerns clearly and constructively, and able to challenge appropriately while remaining open to other perspectives and feedback.

Positive, resilient and adaptable in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. Self‑motivated, organised and comfortable working independently while…