Contact Yolk Recruitment
Yolk Recruitment
Quality Inspector
United Kingdom
Contact Yolk Recruitment
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 16 days ago
- Salary
- 45000.00 GBP Annual
- Recruiter
- Yolk Recruitment
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026
- Course
- No
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Description
Shift Quality Inspector
45,000
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well–established manufacturing business in Port Talbot with the recruitment of an experienced Quality Inspector to join their team on a permanent basis. The role operates on a 12–hour continental shift pattern covering both days and nights and would suit a technically minded Quality Inspector or Quality Technician with manufacturing experience.
You will play an important role on the production floor, identifying quality issues, supporting corrective actions and ensuring products meet the required specifications. The role offers a structured induction and training period, including hands–on training.
The Role
Working as part of the Quality team, you will act as the eyes and ears of quality across the production lines. Your responsibilities will include:
Carrying out dimensional and visual inspections of products throughout the manufacturing processUsing inspection and measurement equipment including verniers, micrometers, DTI gauges and other handheld gaugesCarrying out checks against customer specifications, drawings and internal quality standardsOperating and setting production line camera vision inspection systems, identifying defects and adjusting parameters where requiredUsing digital measurement and inspection equipment to check product dimensions and qualityIdentifying non–conforming product and ensuring it is correctly quarantinedInvestigating quality issues and helping establish the point of origin of defectsWorking closely with production and quality teams to resolve issues and prevent repeat defectsChecking online gauging equipment and ensuring equipment is within the required calibration standardsMaintaining accurate quality records, inspection results and documentationSupporting the introduction of new products and ensuring specifications and finish meet the required standardsAssisting with reducing production waste and preventing defective products from reaching finished stockSupporting internal audits and maintaining compliance with relevant quality standardsCommunicating quality concerns clearly to production and supervisory teams What We're Looking For
Previous experience in Quality Inspection, Quality Control or Quality Assurance within a manufacturing environmentStrong technical ability with experience using measurement and inspection equipmentStrong attention to detail and the ability to identify quality issues accuratelyConfident communicating with production teams and challenging quality issues when requiredA logical approach to investigating problems and following corrective actions Benefits
Private medical insurance following successful completion of probationCompany pensionLife assuranceAdditional employee benefits
Ad ID: 5419075064
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