TekWissen UK
Quality Control Inspector
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Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout the UK, Europe and many other countries in the world. Client, a global leader in aerospace, defense, and space. With major operations in the UK, Client is at the forefront of innovation in aviation and technology. With operations in commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense systems, and space exploration, Client employs over 130,000 people worldwide.
Job Title: Quality Control Inspector
Location: Farnborough, Surrey
Contract: 6-month contract, with potential for extension
Work Type: Onsite
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Job Description
Role Overview
The Quality Control Inspector will provide hands-on quality control and inspection support across AALTO's manufacturing and AIT activities. The person will work closely with technicians, team leaders and engineering/quality specialists to identify quality issues, verify compliance, support quality decisions and ensure that manufacturing activities are carried out in accordance with approved processes and standards. A key part of the role is the ability to identify when quality standards are not being met and stop work where necessary.
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Key Responsibilities
Quality Inspection & Manufacturing Support
- Provide technical quality control and inspection guidance to the Build/AIT team.
- Support technicians in assessing the severity of incidents and making go/no-go decisions.
- Advise team leaders on quality-related issues.
- Carry out patrol inspections across manufacturing and assembly activities.
- Check documentation, hardware and process adherence.
- Inspect supplier-delivered parts and assemblies for compliance.
- Conduct spot checks and process audits where required.
Work Instructions & Drawings
- Review work instructions for technical accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
- Identify and reject errors where necessary and support their correction.
- Review engineering drawings as part of work-instruction assessments.
- Verify quality coverage within work instructions using QVP and KIP, where applicable.
- Identify and support the correction of quality gaps.
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Workshop / Process Compliance
- Conduct checks covering:
- Workshop cleanliness
- Tool calibration and control
- Training record verification
- Process adherence
- Technician activities
- Spot checks and process audits
- Ensure technicians have been trained in accordance with the relevant skill matrix.
Non-Conformance & Quality Reporting
- Assist with managing local non-conformances and NCRs.
- Raise and follow through on Occurrence Reports (ORs) where required.
- Coordinate with relevant teams on minor OR dispositions.
- Exercise authority to halt work on a build where quality standards have been compromised.
TekWissen® Group
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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