Manufacturing & Inspection Specialist

Overview

Role Summary

As a Manufacturing & Inspection Specialist
, you will support the Quality team in maintaining robust inspection standards across manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Head of Compliance, this hands-on role will focus on auditing technician and inspector capability, ensuring components are inspected accurately, the correct measurement equipment is used, and inspection processes are followed consistently. The Manufacturing & Inspection Specialist will play a key role in supporting a no-fault-forward methodology, strengthening quality standards, and maintaining product integrity across a low-volume precision engineering environment.

Salary: £38,000 - £43,000 per annum

Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Contract: Permanent

• Audit inspection work carried out by manufacturing technicians and inspectors to ensure required standards are consistently met.
• Assess individual capability in component inspection, including weekly reviews of new starters.
• Maintain and continuously improve an objective, robust audit process.
• Produce weekly reports summarising audit activity and inspection capability findings.
• Maintain an up-to-date capability matrix and determine individual audit intervals.
• Recommend appropriate audit frequencies based on audit results and any identified quality escapes.
• Support colleagues in the correct use of inspection tools and measurement equipment.
• Provide technical guidance and act as a reference point for inspection and auditing activity.
• Adjust and refine audit plans in response to findings or operational priorities.
• Support Quality and Manufacturing teams through professional, supportive, and accountable working relationships.
• Periodically audit night shift and weekend night shift activity, approximately once per month.
• As the Manufacturing & Inspection Specialist, you will contribute to continuous improvement and support a strong Quality culture.

• Experienced senior inspector of precision-machined components within a batch manufacturing environment.
• Fully conversant with engineering drawings and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.
• Strong knowledge of batch machining processes.
• Experience in both product and process auditing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively while holding individuals accountable for inspection capability and performance.
• Background in inspecting low-volume precision-machined steels and castings is essential.
• Knowledge of gears and gear geometry would be a strong advantage.
• Experience with in a precision engineering environment would be highly suited to this role.