Elite 360 Resourcing Ltd
Quality Control Inspector
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Quality Assurance Inspector – Aerospace
Location: Bristol
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
We’re recruiting a hands-on Quality Assurance Inspector to join an established aerospace manufacturing business in Bristol.
This role will be approximately 80% shop floor based and 20% office based, working closely with production, quality and warehouse teams to ensure materials and machined components meet the required quality, traceability and customer standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out First Article Inspections and routine quality checks
- Inspect basic billet preparation using verniers, tape measures and micrometers
- Check material lot numbers, dimensions and traceability documentation
- Read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Check critical features including grain flow, square faces, milled surfaces and counterbores
- Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports
- Control non-conforming products and quarantine areas
- Support Root Cause Analysis using 8D, 5 Why and other problem-solving methods
- Implement QA gates and conduct site-wide 6S audits
- Support AS9100, customer and supplier quality audits
- Check Certificates of Conformity and maintain accurate quality records
- Create training documentation and brief machine operators on quality processes
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About You
You will ideally have:
- Quality inspection experience within aerospace, engineering, manufacturing or metal stockholding
- Experience using verniers, micrometers, calipers and tape measures
- The ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- A good understanding of warehouse and material-handling standards
- Knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001
- Familiarity with 8D, 5 Why, Root Cause Analysis or similar problem-solving methods
- An understanding of machining processes and basic G-code awareness
- Strong attention to detail and a naturally inquisitive approach
- The confidence to question, check and double-check anything that does not look right
- Good communication skills when working with machine operators, management and customers
- A forklift licence would be advantageous, allowing you to move materials in and out of the quarantine area when required.
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What’s on Offer?
- Salary of £32,000 per annum
- Permanent, full-time position
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Workplace pension following three months’ service
- A varied, hands-on quality role within an aerospace manufacturing environment
If you’re an experienced Quality Inspector, Quality Assurance Inspector or Aerospace Inspector looking for your next opportunity in Bristol, apply today with your current CV.
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