Quality Inspector

QUALITY INSPECTOR

Job Title – Quality Inspector
Location – Littleborough, Lancashire
Salary – £35,000 - £37,000 DOE
Shift – Monday to Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm

Job Role of the Quality Inspector.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Inspector to join a well-established and forward-thinking plastics manufacturing business. Operating from a modern production facility, the company specialises in advanced plastic mouldings and tooling components, supplying high-quality products to a wide range of industries. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on quality professional looking to develop within a technically advanced manufacturing environment.

You will play a key role in supporting production quality, continuous improvement projects, customer audits, and new product development. The successful candidate will work closely with production, tooling, and management teams to ensure quality standards are consistently maintained across the site.

Sector – Manufacturing / Plastics Injection Moulding

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Quality Inspector
Experience working within a quality-based role in manufacturing.
Exposure to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards and audits.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
Excellent communication skills.

Requirements for the Quality Inspector.
Minimum 5 years’ experience within a quality-focused manufacturing role.
Experience carrying out quality inspections and spot checks within production environments.
Strong understanding of root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques.
Experience creating SOPs, Quality Alerts, and Work Instructions.
Confident communicating with customers and internal departments regarding quality issues and concessions.

Desirable Requirements for the Quality Inspector.
Experience within plastics manufacturing or injection moulding environments.
Experience supporting customer audits and compliance activities.
Previous involvement in new product development and sample management.

The Quality Inspector will benefit from:
Working for a growing and technically advanced manufacturing business.
Company pension scheme and EAP programme.
Monday to Friday days-based role offering strong work-life balance.
Opportunity to work closely with senior management and contribute to continuous improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities of the Quality Inspector
• Carry out quality spot checks on production lines against golden samples and first/last off samples.
• Support setters and supervisors with quality improvements and issue resolution.
• Monitor and maintain drier logs, escalating issues where necessary.
• Assist with customer complaint investigations and root cause analysis.
• Liaise with metrology, tooling, planning, inspection, and production teams regarding customer measurement criteria and concessions.
• Attend customer meetings both face-to-face and via Teams.
• Manage the samples area and support new product development activities.
• Create SOPs, Work Instructions, and Quality Alerts, assisting with training where required.
• Monitor quality KPIs and communicate ongoing performance updates.
• Support reduction of production bottlenecks through inspection and measurement activities.
• Attend daily production meetings and provide updates on quality concerns.
• Assist with preparation for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 audits.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing site.

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert