Chief Inspector

Chief Inspector

Location: Reading Berkshire
Salary: Up to £42,000 per annum (negotiable dependant on experience)

Benefits:

  • 4 day working week
  • 33 days holiday
  • Company Pension
  • State of the art working conditions in a friendly and welcoming team with approachable management
  • Continued staff development
  • Interesting and challenging work
  • Working with major Blue-Chip companies
  • Great comradery throughout the business from hands on Management and across the business
  • PPE provided
  • Lots of additional company incentives.

Company Profile
An established (nearly 100 years), leading specialist, subcontract manufacturer to the Aerospace & Defence sectors.
This company specialises in the subcontract manufacturing of Aerospace fine limit sheet metalwork and Precision CNC Machining (Prototyping and Subcontract Manufacturing), using a wide variety of manufacturing methods such as CNC Laser Cutting, CNC Punching, CNC Routing, CNC Pressing and Forming, Fabrication and Welding and Assembly, working with Aerospace grade materials.


Approvals include AS 9100 D accreditation plus Nadcap, CAA and AWS Welding.
With a highly skilled and experienced workforce and state of the art equipment, the company provides innovative manufacturing solutions to reduce customers' costs.

Working with major Blue-Chip organisations, the company has a full and growing order book, with a loyal and committed global customer base.

The company offers excellent working conditions, a 4-day working week and has an extremely high staff retention rate due to the commitment and dedication to all staff.

Job Profile
As the successful Chief Inspector, you will be working alongside a friendly team of 3 others in the Quality Department, responsible for inspection activities to ensure the quality of both the product and related process requirements are fully met.
You will come from an Aerospace/Defence background, fully conversant with AS9100 and Nadcap, and able to raise FAI reports, and complete 1st off inspection using traditional methods and CMM (Aberlink preferably)

Duties:
  • Produce First Article Inspection Reports and to be able to use a CMM in support of this.
  • Provide roaming and final inspection for all products
  • Inspect incoming goods from sub-contract suppliers
  • Liaise with customers/suppliers on all quality matters, queries and non-conformances
  • Raise Certificates of Conformity and delivery documentation.
  • Aid in the control of external and internal equipment calibrations.
  • Raise sub-contract Purchase Orders on approved suppliers
  • Check First Off production parts
  • Liaise with all levels of staff (management to shop floor) on all aspects of quality and continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Support the management in developing a “continuous improvement” culture.
  • Aid the maintenance of current approvals for AS9100 & Nadcap.
  • Other adhoc duties as agreed from time to time by the Quality Manager.

Skills & Attributes:
  • Must be computer literate.
  • Have experience operating CNC CMMs (ideal with Aberlink but other controls experience will be considered).
  • Be able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
  • Provide leadership support when required.
  • Report Writing – FAIRs, NCRs / Certificates of Conformity and delivery documentation.

Hours of Work:
  • 37hrs per week over 4 days
  • Monday to Thursday, 7am-4.45pm



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  • Start: 16/05/2025
  • Rate: Up to £42,000 per annum (negotiable dependant on experience)
  • Location: Reading,England
  • Type: Permanent
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Recruiter: Bolt-On Personnel Ltd
  • Contact: Elliott Bolton
  • Tel: +44 20 3995 4800
  • Email: to view click here
  • Reference: BH-4345
  • Posted: 2025-05-16 11:34:05 -

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