Quality Inspector (CMM / Metrology)

A5 Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £17.58 per hour (£36,566pa) plus overtime – potential to earn £45,000+ with overtime
Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:45am–5:00pm & Friday 7:45am–10:45am
Location: Tameside, SK14

Our client is a well-established precision engineering firm in Tameside with a strong reputation for quality and reliability, manufacturing high-precision components across a range of industries from a modern facility and investing continuously in advanced machinery and their people.

They are looking for a skilled Quality Inspector to join the Quality team, reporting to the Quality Manager. You’ll play a key part in making sure every product leaving the facility meets specification – using both CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) technology and conventional metrology equipment to inspect, measure and verify components at every stage of production, in line with their ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Carrying out incoming, in-process, first-off, patrol and final inspections against engineering drawings, specifications and customer requirements
• Operating the CMM to measure complex geometries and verify critical dimensions and tolerances, including running and developing CMM programs
• Using calibrated equipment such as micrometers, vernier calipers, height gauges and bore gauges
• Accurately recording inspection results and maintaining traceable records, including CMM results and First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Identifying and segregating nonconforming product, raising Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and supporting root cause and corrective action
• Working closely with Production and Engineering to resolve drawing or tolerance issues and support first-off inspections
• Contributing to continuous improvement – helping reduce variation and improve repeatability across inspection processes
• Approving or rejecting product based on inspection outcomes, with the authority to stop release when requirements aren’t met

What You’ll Need

• Fully time-served engineer with a minimum NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings and GD&T
• CMM operation and programming experience
• Proficient with manual measuring equipment – micrometers, vernier calipers and height gauges
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, and able to produce clear, concise written reports
• Comfortable working to both company and customer quality plans
• Understanding of ISO 9001 inspection requirements

What’s on Offer

• £17.58 per hour (£36,566pa) plus overtime – realistic potential to earn £45,000+
• Day shift, Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory days
• Pension scheme
• On-site parking