Quality Control Technician

Overview

Quality Control Technician

Location:

Portsmouth

Salary: £29,000 - £35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours:

36 hours per week, Monday-Thursday, 06:30-16:00

Contract:

Permanent

The Opportunity

MoveATech is recruiting on behalf of a leading precision engineering manufacturer based in Portsmouth. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Control Technician / Quality Inspector to join a business producing high-quality, precision-machined components assembled into world-class products.

This role would suit someone with experience inspecting CNC machined parts, or an Inspector looking to take the next step in a technically challenging and rewarding environment.

You will be responsible for carrying out dimensional inspections on both subcontracted and in-house manufactured components within the machine shop. Working from engineering drawings, you'll use a range of inspection and measuring equipment and work closely with production and engineering teams to resolve quality issues and support continuous improvement.

• Inspect CNC machined components to engineering drawings and specifications
• Dimensional inspection of in-house and subcontracted parts
• Use of hand measuring equipment and inspection tools
• Interpretation of engineering drawings
• Liaise with production, engineering, customers, and suppliers to resolve quality issues
• Investigate and troubleshoot product and process issues
• Review NCR data, specifications, and quality processes
• Support corrective actions, solutions, and continuous improvements
• Maintain quality documentation and databases

• Experience inspecting CNC machined components
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings
• CMM experience advantageous (Mitutoyo MCOSMOS - basic programming)
• Experience developing and implementing quality standards and control systems
• Knowledge of quality performance monitoring (Six Sigma / SPC)
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Competent using Microsoft Office
• A proactive, ambitious team player