Quality Inspector / Technician - Fabrication & Manufacturing

Norwich area, Norfolk
£33,700 to £35,400 per annum, plus bonus and benefits
Monday to Friday- 40 hours per week
Permanent, full-time- 100% site-based

Do you have hands-on quality inspection experience within fabrication or manufacturing?

An established UK manufacturer is creating several new opportunities for experienced Quality Inspectors or Quality Technicians to join its site-based team in the Norwich area.

This position would particularly suit someone with quality experience gained withinfabricated building products, windows and doors, plastics, aluminium, joinery, engineering components or another assembly-led manufacturing environment.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will inspect fabricated components and finished products, identify defects and non-conformities, investigate recurring issues and work closely with Production teams to improve manufacturing standards.

This is a practical factory-floor role-not a laboratory-based or predominantly administrative quality position.

Essential experience

You must have previous hands-on experience carrying out quality inspections within a manufacturing, fabrication, production or assembly environment.

Applications without relevant manufacturing-quality experience will not be progressed.

What’s in it for you?

• £33,700 to £35,400 per annum
• Eligibility for a company bonus
• Monday-to-Friday working
• 4% employee and 5% employer pension contributions
• 22 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday increasing to 25 days with service
• Option to purchase two additional holiday days
• Life assurance
• Paid volunteering time
• Free on-site parking
• A newly created position with no direct reports

What you’ll be doing

• Inspecting components and finished products throughout fabrication, production and assembly
• Checking dimensions, finish, functionality and overall product appearance
• Identifying manufacturing defects, damage, non-conformities and process deviations
• Ensuring products meet specifications, approved procedures and quality standards
• Carrying out final inspections before products are released
• Monitoring repeat defects, repairs, remakes and waste
• Maintaining accurate inspection records and quality documentation
• Working with Production teams to investigate and resolve quality concerns
• Supporting customer-complaint investigations and root cause analysis
• Assisting with corrective and preventive actions
• Contributing to Continuous Improvement, Lean manufacturing and 5S activity

What we’re looking for

You will need:

• Quality inspection, quality control or quality assurance experience within manufacturing
• Experience inspecting fabricated, machined or assembled products
• Confidence using measuring equipment and checking products against specifications
• Experience identifying defects and non-conforming products
• An understanding of manufacturing processes and Standard Operating Procedures
• Strong attention to detail and a right-first-time approach
• The confidence to challenge quality standards constructively
• Good record-keeping and reporting skills
• Strong communication and the ability to work across departments
• A proactive, reliable and safety-conscious approach

Knowledge of ISO 9001, root cause analysis, 5 Whys, Fishbone, corrective and preventive action, Lean manufacturing, 5S or Continuous Improvement would be advantageous.

Apply now

This opportunity would suit someone currently working as a Quality Inspector, Fabrication Quality Inspector, Manufacturing Quality Technician, QC Technician, QA Technician, Product Quality Inspector or Manufacturing Inspector.

Whatever your current job title, you must have practical quality-inspection experience gained within a manufacturing or fabrication environment.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available. No agencies, please.