Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector Wellington | £28,500 per annum | 39 hours per week | Monday to Friday | Permanent Introduction Acorn by Synergie is recruiting on behalf of a forward-thinking manufacturing business for an experienced Quality Inspector to join their Development and Laboratory team. This role plays a vital part in ensuring products, processes and people consistently meet the highest quality and compliance standards while supporting a culture of operational excellence. You'll be the first line of defence against defects, helping to prevent non-conforming products from progressing through the manufacturing process and ensuring compliance with quality systems, customer requirements and health & safety standards. Key Duties: Carry out in-process inspections and audits across manufacturing operations. Verify that operators are completing quality checks, documentation and traceability records correctly. Ensure inspection equipment, gauges, fixtures and checking tools are correctly maintained and calibrated. Inspect finished products to ensure they meet visual, dimensional and functional requirements. Monitor packaging, labelling and traceability processes to ensure customer specifications are met. Identify and report non-conformances and support containment activities. Promote and monitor safe working practices across the shop floor. Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for quality and process issues. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, audits and standardisation projects. Provide support during customer containment and sorting activities when required. Requirements: Essential: Previous experience within a quality inspection, quality control or production auditing role. Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment such as Automotive, Aerospace, Food & Beverage or similar. Experience using inspection and measurement equipment. Understanding of quality documentation, traceability and non-conformance processes. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required.Desirable: Knowledge of ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 quality systems. Experience with SPC, Control Plans, PFMEA, APQP or continuous improvement methodologies. Engineering or Manufacturing qualification (NVQ, BTEC or equivalent). Experience supporting customer containment or sorting activities. What We Offer: Competitive salary of £28,500 per annum. 4% employer pension contribution (matched). Life assurance - 4x annual salary. Early finish every Friday. Career development opportunities within a growing manufacturing business. Exposure to quality, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives. Supportive and collaborative working environment. Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 6 pm. Friday, 8 am - 1 pm. Interested? If you are an experienced Quality Inspector looking to join a business where quality, safety and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do, apply today. Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment