Chief Inspector

Job Title: Chief Inspector

Location: Gloucester & Swindon
Type: Permanent, Days

Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Thurs, Fri 8am-2:30pm
Salary: £50,000-£55,000 DOE

The Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Chief Inspector to take ownership of inspection and final product acceptance across two advanced manufacturing sites.

This is a hands-on, senior inspection role with responsibility for CMM programming and operation, quality standards, final sign-off and supporting the wider inspection team. The role is fully site-based with regular travel between Gloucester and Swindon.

The client are flexible with working at both site, schedule to suit you.

Key Responsibilities

• Own inspection standards, methods, inspection plans and overall inspection capability.

• Lead and support the inspection team across both sites.

• Program and operate CMMs, including PC-DMIS, alongside visual and dimensional inspection.

• Inspect composite and metallic components against drawings, CAD models, specifications and GD&T.

• Own final product acceptance, including AS9102 FAIRs and Certificates of Conformity.

• Manage inspection records, Gauge R&R and audit readiness.

• Lead the response to non-conformances and support MRB, root cause and corrective actions.

• Manage calibration of measurement equipment.

• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001 and customer requirements.

• Drive improvements in inspection methods, cycle times and first-time pass rates.

About You

• Level 3 NVQ in Engineering/Manufacturing or equivalent industrial experience.

• Strong quality inspection experience within manufacturing.

• CMM programming and operation experience, with solid PC-DMIS knowledge.

• Confident interpreting technical drawings, specifications and GD&T.

• Experience extracting inspection data from CAD models.

• Good knowledge of metrology equipment.

• Working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001.

• Strong attention to detail, communication and problem-solving skills.

• Confident making quality decisions and maintaining standards under production pressure.

• Willingness to work shifts/overtime and travel between Gloucester and Swindon.

Desirable

• Aerospace or composites experience.

• Previous delegated inspection/sign-off authority.

• Root cause analysis experience (8D, 5 Whys, etc.).

• APQP/PPAP knowledge.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Pension

• Private healthcare

• Car allowance via salary sacrifice

• Profit share scheme