Quality Inspector - Bilston, United Kingdom - HICKMAN AND LOVE (TIPTON) LTD

Description

Quality Inspector

About Hickman and Love

Established in 1938, Hickman & Love Ltd is a family-run business that manufactures and supplies steel reinforcement products throughout the UK and Ireland.

We are a respected and trusted name in the concrete industry and our highly trained staff are experienced and skilled in the latest welding and steel fabrication techniques using our modern manufacturing equipment.

This enables us to produce any specialised products to meet customer requirements.

We are committed to providing the best possible quality and service to our customers, and a pleasant working environment for all our employees.

We are proud that so many of our customer and employees have remained loyal to us for many years.


The Role

Reporting to the Quality and Environmental Manager, the main purpose of this role is to inspect all products during and after assembly to ensure they confirm with customer requirements and the required industry standards.

This will involve using basic measuring equipment and simple manual tests.

The inspections will need to take place at our two sites which are located close to each other in Coseley.

The role will also involve assisting the Quality and Environmental Manager with continual improvement initiatives.


Key Tasks

• To carry out patrol inspections to drawings/required specifications
• Final inspection of oneoff jobs
• To ensure traceability is maintained throughout the production process
• To coordinate with production staff to rectify internal issues in a timely manner
• To escalate quality issues if necessary
• To ensure quality documentation is completed and stored/sent to customers as

appropriate

• To investigate customer returns and rework parts when applicable
• To keep quality records organised and accessible
• To identify key areas for improvement to increase quality
• To create simple 2d drawings using AutoCad LT
• To produce quality check sheets highlighting the highrisk processes within each job
• To keep measuring equipment calibration records up to date
• Take appropriate action to prevent release of nonconforming product

Attributes Required:

Attributes Required:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is not essential but would be a distinct

advantage

• Ability to communicate/work with a team
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft products, such as Word, Excel, Outlook
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• A positive approach

Job Type:
Permanent


Benefits:

• Life insurance
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bilston, WV14 8JZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)