Job Description
Job Title: Forge InspectorLocation: LivingstonTasks: Inspect and ensure quality of forged parts while supporting production goals.Company: Join a leading company focused on quality and customer satisfaction in manufacturing.Benefits: Earn up to £39k with flexible shifts and opportunities for overtime.Qualifications: Must be a time served engineer (HNC), strong numerical skills, and experience in quality systems.Hours: 37 hours per week basic, 3 shift rotation times.Salary: The predicted salary is between 30700 – 39000 £ per year.Salary breakdown:£30,731.94 + shift prem £7,682.99 annual salary £38,414.93After successful probationary£31,366.65 + shift prem £7,841.66 annual salary £39,208.31Shifts:Monday – ThursdayEarly Shift 6am to 2.00pmBack Shift 2pm to 10.00pmNight Shift 10pm to 6.00am20 minutes unpaid meal break (to be taken at a time to suit the Company) FridayEarly Shift 6am to 12.20pmBack Shift 12:20pm to 6.40pmNight Shift 6:40pm to 1am Duties & Responsibilities:
- To assist with the identification, development and implementation of operational improvements
- To ensure continuity of production of quality parts ensuring customer satisfaction is achieved.
- To ensure that quality, cost and delivery are continually improved.
- To ensure that all work meets customer (internal and external) expectations on delivery and quality.
- To be flexible and adaptable including movement between work areas, overtime and shift changes to support the site in case of unexpected absence or die backlog.
- Carry out both simple and complex numerical computations involving decimals and fractions.
- Inspection of templates, final dies and part finished dies.
- Inspection of machining operations on various machines.
- Carrying out hot forge inspection of forged components and dies for set ups.
- Carrying out black forge inspection of machined and pre machines aircraft parts.
- Setting up jigs and fixtures for various machine shop operations.
- To rotate to any area within the inspection department that is required.
These areas include:
- Hot Forge
- Marking off
- Pipe Shop
- Die and Aircraft
- Template checking
To ensure that high standards of health, safety and housekeeping are met:
- To carry out housekeeping audits across the unit if required
- To use the appropriate personal protective equipment
- To assist with undertaking risk assessments and re-assessments
- To undertake weekly inspections as required
- To monitor and assist with the implementation of safe systems of work
- To comply with legislative requirements
- To undertake daily forklift truck and crane checks
- To develop efficient working processes and seeks ways to continuously improve all aspects of your own job.
- To work to established process methods, reporting any deviations and correcting these as necessary.
- To apply fault finding and problem-solving skills relating to manufacture and equipment failure to continually improve processes.
- To participate in continuous improvement activities.
- To work to achieve the performance measures identified within the team.
- To assist in aiding two-way communications.
- To identify own training needs with your team leader and assist with training others if competent and designated as a trainer.
- To undertake additional training within work area in line with the company needs.
- To undertake any other role within skill capability as specified by the Team Leader that may be required to fulfil the needs of the business.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Time served engineer. (HNC)
- Must have a high degree of numerical ability.
- Knowledge and application of safe working practices.
- Knowledge and experience in quality systems and procedures
- Previous experience working within a Team
- Knowledge of reading and interpreting computer blueprints, sketches and process sheets is desirable, as well as using a variety of precision measuring instruments
