Renishaw
Quality Inspector
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Job Description
Location: Miskin, South Wales
Salary: Up to £36,000 depending on experience
As a Quality Inspector at Renishaw plc, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of our manufactured products through meticulous inspection, testing, and documentation processes, contributing to our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Working with multiple Group Manufacturing functions to inspect suspected defective parts and/or processes.
- Capture quality problems and effectively define the issue(s) into detailed problem statements.
- Perform dimensional and visual inspection of components as required. This will include interpretation of Engineering drawings and specifications and the use of a variety of inspection and measuring equipment.
- Carrying out Goods-In Inspection functions to ensure incoming goods are managed and inspected.
- Managing the physical quarantine of defective parts.
- Re-packaging and returning defective parts to suppliers for re-work or investigation.
- Identifying and communicating opportunities for improved process control and/or DFM-driven cost-down.
- Ownership of departmental metrics and adhering to targets.
- Contribute to reporting requirements.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience as a Quality Inspector in a manufacturing or engineering environment, preferably within precision engineering.
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Proficiency in using a wide range of measuring equipment, including callipers, micrometres, height gauges, and bore gauges.
- Experience with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) is highly desirable, including operation and basic programming.
- Familiarity with quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001) and quality tools (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys).
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to inspection.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective interaction with colleagues and report writing.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Relevant technical qualification (e.g., HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience).
- Basic computer literacy for data entry and report generation.
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Person Specification
As the successful candidate you will need a sound problem solving mindset and a logical approach to varied technical challenges. You will need to be self-motivated and able to learn quickly, work independently and deliver with limited local support; as well as maintain a professional behaviour to interact with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw.
Employment Type: Permanent
Time Type: Full time
Requisition Number: R10012 Quality Inspector (Open)
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