Quality Control Technician – Manufacturing

About the role

Provide hands‑on quality control support across goods‑inward inspection and production activities, ensuring purchased components and manufactured products meet defined quality standards. Identify, control, and report any non‑conforming products to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Inspect incoming components, materials and assemblies against drawings, specifications, purchase orders and ISO 9001/ISO 14001 requirements.
• Prioritise inspections based on risk, product criticality and production needs.
• Maintain accurate, traceable inspection records and supply data for reporting, audits and KPIs.
• Raise non‑conformance reports, support investigations, corrective actions and closure.
• Conduct routine and ad‑hoc in‑process inspections, maintaining a visible quality presence on the shop floor.
• Provide inspection evidence for root‑cause analysis and support internal and supplier audits.
• Use measuring equipment such as verniers, multi‑meters and other calibrated inspection tools.
• Identify recurring issues, trends and risks, contributing to improvement activities to reduce defects, rework and waste.

Required profile

• Previous experience in quality control, inspection or manufacturing support, including goods‑inward and/or in‑process inspection.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and bills of materials.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality and environmental standards.

Required skills

• Vernier calipers and other precision measuring tools.
• Multimeters for electrical testing.
• Inspection equipment calibration.
• Interpretation of engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• Cycle2Work scheme.
• Up to 2 paid volunteering days per year.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Death‑in‑service insurance (4× salary after probation).