Quality Control Technician

Location : Milton Keynes
Job type : Permanent
Salary : Base £30,222 up to £37,882
Reference : JOB-2319

We are looking for a Quality Control Technician / Inspector to join our client's growing friendly team in Milton Keynes.

About the company

One of the world’s leading privately owned designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. With a global customers , with products sold and locally supported in over 40 different countries. This success is comprehensively supported by a team of over 400 full time people across our three UK centres of excellence / manufacturing sites in the UK.

About the role 

The Quality Control Technician will provide quality control support to manufacturing areas, conduct inspection to control, monitor and ensure build integrity, collect and process measurement data, develop and maintain quality control documentation and facilitate root cause analysis and preventative solutions to quality concerns affecting the production lines.

Main tasks 

  • Working in a medium volume Manufacturing environment you will support the day-to-day production on all quality related activities.

  • Measurement, inspection and diagnostics of component level and sub assembly level engineered parts.

  • Promoting a culture of No Fault Forward.

  • Determine the root cause of defects and action preventative improvement tasks to support stakeholder actions, including the utilisation of practical problem solving / 8D methods.

  • Processing and reporting of non-conforming material back to suppliers, Containing any issues for Production.

  • Controlling parts in Quarantine related to their production area.

  • Giving judgement on issues from a quality aspect, within their production areas.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Experience in engineering / manufacturing practices; Mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and structural fabrication / welding.

  • Level 3 Engineering qualification, or 5 plus years' experience within engineering.

  • Ability to use measuring equipment.

  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

  • Computer literate – with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint also Access but not essential.

  • Experience, knowledge of the assembly of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

  • ONC or equivalent qualification

  • Ability to work within a team structure

  • Good Organisation Skills.

  • Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008/ 2015)

  • Experience of a production manufacturing system (SAP, Visual).


Salary and working hours:

Guaranteed basic starting salary £30,222.40, with OTE's of £37,882 per annum including average overtime and bonus payments

08.00 - 16.30 Monday - Friday (with regular structured overtime).

Benefits

  • Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum

  • 25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays

  • Store discounts

  • Discounted gym memberships

  • Free on-site parking

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Referral scheme

  • Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options)

  • Free quarterly company lunches

  • Free family events

  • Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Additional Membership available for Partners, paid for by the employee. Kids membership included for free)

  • 5% contributory pension

  • Life insurance scheme

  • Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)

  • On-site canteen

  • On-site changing rooms and showers

If this feels like you, please APPLY NOW, we would love to hear from you!