Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector – new vacancy following planned retirement
Located: 6 miles from Wincanton, Somerset
£35,000 to £40,000 + Overtime (can reach mid-£40,000+)

This is a rare opportunity to join a friendly, well-established precision engineering business with a long-standing and secure customer base operating in the aerospace sector. Working to AS9100D standards and supporting long-term, high-profile contracts, the company is consistently busy and enjoys a strong order book.

This vacancy has arisen due to the planned retirement of a long-serving and valued member of the team. As a result, the business is looking for someone who not only takes pride in quality and precision, but who would also enjoy becoming part of a close-knit team of 12 skilled and experienced engineers. A full and supportive handover will be provided from day one to ensure you feel confident and well prepared.

Your application will be warmly welcomed if you are an experienced Quality Inspector or if you are a skilled CNC Machinist who would like to move into inspection. Whether you are building on you existing inspection experience or making a career move from machining into quality, full training and ongoing support will be provided.

Benefits

• We're looking to offer a basic salary £35,000 to £40,000 but please get in touch with your requirements
• Overtime readily available, with realistic earnings into the mid-£40,000s and beyond
• Enhanced overtime rates:
  • 1.33 Monday to Thursday
  • 1.5 on Fridays after 12:30 and Saturdays
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Sick pay
• Christmas shutdown
• Workwear provided
• Eye examinations and contribution towards glasses
• A structured working week:
  • Monday to Thursday 07:30 – 16:45
  • Friday 07:30 – 12:30 (early finish every week)
• Exposure to a wide range of precision aerospace components
• Opportunities to develop technically, including specialist software and equipment
• Long-term stability within a secure and busy aerospace-focused business

Your role
This is a hands-on inspection role within a busy but supportive environment where quality is central to everything the company does.
You will be responsible for:

• First Off, In-Process, Goods In and Final Inspections against customer drawings and specifications
• Producing accurate First Article Inspection Reports using Net Inspect
• Measuring and verifying components using CMMs, micrometers, vernier callipers and other precision metrology equipment
• Inspecting surface finishes including paint and anodising
• Ensuring outgoing parts are correctly inspected and fully documented
• Working closely with Production and Engineering colleagues to resolve any quality concerns
• Supporting corrective actions and continuous improvement
• Managing gauge calibration and maintaining accurate records

You will be working alongside an experienced machining team operating CNC mills and lathes with Fanuc controls, including Doosan Puma and Lynx machines, as well as Goodway and Bridgeport equipment. The variety of work and high standards make this a technically engaging and rewarding position.


About You
The business is open-minded about background and experience. Applications are encouraged from:

• Experienced Quality Inspectors, ideally from an aerospace precision engineering environment
  or
• Skilled CNC Machinists with strong drawing interpretation skills who are ready to move into inspection

If you are already an Inspector, you will receive full training on company-specific equipment, reporting systems and processes.
If you are a CNC Machinist looking to transition into quality, you will be given structured, patient and supportive training on inspection techniques, CMM operation, reporting requirements and AS9100D standards.
You will ideally bring:

• Experience within aerospace manufacturing
• Familiarity with AS9100D standards
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong attention to detail and pride in your work
• Experience with precision measurement equipment, or the aptitude and enthusiasm to learn
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft software

This is more than just a job; it is an opportunity to join a genuinely friendly and supportive engineering business where people are valued, quality matters and long-term stability is assured. With a planned retirement allowing for a proper handover and a busy workload driven by high-profile contracts, this role offers both security and opportunity.
 

If you think this job might be the job for you…
Great, I’m pleased you’ve read this far. I’d love to hear from you.
You can either use the ‘apply’ button on this advert to send in your CV or send an email asking for more information directly to   tandrews(at)meridianbs (dot) co (dot) uk   or call Tom on 01242:246:020
We’ll start with an informal chat where you can ask any questions you like to see if this job might be what you’re looking for. If you’re still keen, we’ll arrange an appointment for you to meet with the Manager, which will include a factory tour so you can see what the job’s really like, what the machines are like, and take a look at the components and facilities too (I think you’ll be impressed!).


I don’t have a CV…
Don’t worry, not everyone has a CV. I’ll be happy to help.

A note about confidentiality
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Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.