Quality Technician

Baltic Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Permanent Quality Technician for a client located in Darlaston. This role is working on a Day Shift, working with Quality, NPI, Engineering & Operations Teams.

The Quality Technician protects the customer by ensuring stable processes, detecting non-conformance early, and escalating risks in real time, ensures each production shift consistently meets customer and internal quality requirements whilst providing immediate problem-solving support to the production team.

• Complete First-Off inspections for all machining and assembly lines at start-up, tool changes, batch changes, and resets.
• Verify parts against engineering drawings, control plans, and critical-to-quality (CTQ/CSI) characteristics.
• Sign off First-Off documentation and release machines for production.
• Escalate and stop production where First-Off criteria are not fully met.

• Validate critical machine settings and parameters per standardized work, control plan, and Poka-Yoke requirements.
• Ensure machine parameter verification is completed on time and accurately recorded.
• Raise abnormality reports and initiate escalation if parameters deviate from standards.

• Conduct regular in-shift EOL audits against defined audit checklists and customer standards.
• Complete layered process audits (LPAs), product audits, torque audits, assembly checks, and functional verifications.
• Identify recurring defects and trend audit data for review with QE and Production Supervisors.
• Immediately isolate suspect product when audit failures occur.

• Verify alternative or abnormal processes (e.g., manual rework, special tooling, repaired equipment).
• Check that deviations are authorised (concessions, rework instructions).
• Monitor reworked parts for 100% confirmation checks where required.
• Report unauthorised process changes or deviations immediately.

• Complete First Piece Process Off (FPPO)/CMM dimensional verification.
• Perform basic CMM routines.
• Communicate results to production supervisors and prevent machine release until compliance is confirmed.
• Maintain traceability of FPPO documentation and approval status.

• Lead or support containment activities when defects are identified internally, by the customer, or from suppliers.
• Implement robust quarantine of suspect parts, WIP, and raw materials.
• Execute 100% inspection or controlled shipping where required.
• Provide daily updates on containing status and defect trends.
• Collaborate with QE on root cause, sorting, and verification activities.

• Participate in shift-level problem solving, using 5-Why, Ishikawa, 8D, or DMAIC tools.
• Supply data, samples, and measurement results to Engineering and Quality teams.
• Help validate containment and corrective actions on the shop floor.
• Support process monitoring to ensure recurrence prevention.

• Perform in-process inspections per control plan frequency.
• Ensure all scrap, rework, and deviations are identified and recorded correctly.
• Verify packaging, labelling, batch traceability and segregation of NG/OK product.
• Support internal and external audits (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer audits).
• Maintain 5S standards in quality stations and across production areas.
• Escalate risks early through established escalation routes.

• Strong understanding of machining & assembly processes.
• Competent in use of gauges, micrometres, verniers, height gauges, fixtures, and test benches.
• Basic to intermediate understanding of GD&T.
• Ability to read…