Quality Inspector

COMPANY BACKGROUND

SLINGCO is an award winning supplier of high quality tools and accessories for the installation and handling of cable, with over 40 years of industry heritage. We serve customers in over 70 countries worldwide from our head office in Lancashire, UK, and bases in Georgia, USA, and Bengaluru, India.

Our products are used in safety critical applications for a wide range of markets. With sectors including oil & gas, civil engineering, aerospace, transport, utilities, marine/offshore and the military – there’s no room for error. That’s why we do everything with the utmost care and precision.

We design and manufacture to the highest specifications and test to destruction. If our products don’t meet and exceed the most stringent national and international standards, they’re not good enough for our customers.

At Slingco, our goal is to create innovative high-quality products that our customers can depend on, whilst providing a positive experience for our customers and our employees. Every aspect of our work, culture and commitment to innovation is driven by our core values.

Initial three-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension

Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45, Friday 08:00 - 12:30

• £28,000 per annum
• Company Pension – Enhanced Employer Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Free Parking
• Gym Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Loan Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

To be responsible for approving the quality of raw and incoming materials and for final inspection. To also ensure there are no faults in either the materials or the manufacturing process, as well as maintaining records to meet traceability and certification requirements.

• Ensure parts are inspected without causing unnecessary impact to the continuity of production, including examination of critical incoming materials or components on a routine basis and rejection of those that are unsuitable.
• Management of inspection documentation, ensuring all incoming parts have relevant records kept satisfying quality requirements.
• Providing assistance to all departments by measuring sample parts for investigations and completion of relevant reports where necessary.
• Ensuring suspect parts are segregated in the Quarantine location.
• Measurement of new sample parts to ensure drawing requirements are being met prior to parts being introduced into production, with records maintained and samples stored in designated locations.
• Be responsible for the disposal of non-conforming product and ensuring suspect parts are segregated in the Quarantine location.
• Perform Inspections on finished products, ensuring records are maintained to meet traceability and compliance requirements.
• Participate fully and cooperate with all product, company, system and compliance audits (internal and external)
• Identify and implement appropriate improvements in assembly processes, as well as in the inspection function.
• Monitor and report on issues discovered during Inspection to drive continuous improvement.
• Undertaking internal audits to ensure compliance to regulatory standards.
• Undertake testing on incoming parts and ensuring all relevant measuring equipment is calibrated and the relevant records are kept up to date.
• Health, Safety and Environmental duties – all employees have the duty to ensure the health safety and welfare of themselves, others and the environment

• Close attention to detail is essential.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage own workload is essential
• Understanding of engineering drawings and tolerances is desirable
• Experience in using measurement software and equipment is desirable.

• Good standard of Math’s, English & Science (i.e. grade C or above or equivalent)
• PC Literate – good use of Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and other software packages