Quality Inspector (Detail Department)

Job title : Quality Inspector (Detail Department)
Contract type : Permanent
Location : Uxbridge, London
Sectors :
Salary : £17 - £19 per hour + plus excellent benefits
Start date : ASAP
Job Reference : SYN1222_1572875204
Contact name : James Curtis
Contact email : james@syntechrecruitment.co.uk


Mechanical Inspectors - Aerospace
Up to £19p/h (read below)
Benefits: market leading pension, annual bonus, overtime at 1.5x p/h, on-site parking

Syntech recruitment are currently recruiting on behalf of an aerospace manufacturing giant based near Gerrards Cross (SL9).
There is an immediate need for 3 mechanical inspectors for either a standard day shift or a double-day shift pattern.

It is essential that applicants are familiar with using a variety of hand-held metrology tools for inspection including; verniers, calipers, micrometers, metrology gauges etc.

Shift Patterns Available:

  • Standard Day Shift - £28,000 to £29,000 starting salary


37.5 hour week -

    • Days


Monday - Thursday 8am to 5pm (30 min break)
Friday 8am - 12noon (30 min break)

  • Double Day Shift - £34,000 to £35,000 starting salary


35.5 hour week -

    • Earlies (Week One)


Monday - Thursday 6am - 2pm (30 min break)
Friday 6am - 12noon (30 min break)

    • Lates (Week Two)


Monday - Thursday 1:45pm - 10pm (30 min break)
Friday 11:45am - 4:15pm

Essential Knowledge / Experience / Skills

  • Experience of using inspection tools and metrology equipment
  • General work background in manufacturing / engineering
  • Working knowledge of GD&T (geometric dimensioning and tolerancing)
  • Numeracy and geometry skills
  • High attention to detail for inspection of machined components
  • Basic PC (Microsoft Office)
  • Broad experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings



Desirable Knowledge / Experience / Skills

  • Knowledge of 5s
  • Working knowledge of CMM (Mitutoyo ideally)
  • Use of SAP
  • Engineering apprenticeship preferred



For all successful candidates, our client will undertake background security checks. As part of this, they will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role


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