QA Inspector - GLASDON LTD : Job Details

Job Title: QA Inspector

Location: Blackpool

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Glasdon UK Limited is part of the Glasdon Group with companies in Europe and the United States and is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products which include street furniture, recycling products, road safety equipment, winter safety products, water safety products, cycle shelters and modular buildings.

The design and supply of award-winning and high-quality products is fundamental to our continued 65-year success at Glasdon UK Limited. Our QA department is crucial to ensure that the high levels of quality demanded from all our market leading products is maintained.

To protect the highly regarded reputation of the Company, it is important to maintain the quality of all our products, to further support our “Quality by Design” mantra, Glasdon UK Limited are looking to recruit a professional Quality Assurance Inspector to assist with systematic inspection, testing and of products, materials and tooling.

The successful candidate with be provided with full and comprehensive support and training.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct quality inspections and testing of incoming stock, audits of outgoing products and additional audits throughout the production lifecycle.
• Conduct environmental stress testing, accelerated aging tests and performance evaluations.
• Ensure stringent compliance with evolving environmental and health & safety regulations.
• Processing customer returns.
• Provide technical support to the Customer Support team.
• Report and advise on product quality data and investigate defects to drive corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with Product Designers during new product development.
• Maintain accurate and extensive technical files, quality records and compliance documentation.

Ideal Candidate Background:

• Qualifications in Engineering, Science, Quality Management, or related technical field.
• Commercial experience of progressive QA and quality control.
• Experience of manufacturing, tangible non FMCG products.
• Excellent IT, literacy, numerical and analytical skills.
• Competent with testing and inspection equipment (gauges, impact, accelerated weather testing etc)
• A confident, pro-active individual with good communication skills.
• Familiar with ISO 14001:2015 / 9001:2015, ESG, UN Sustainable Development Goals, environmental regulations, safety standards and supplier auditing.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Benefits:

• 33 days paid holiday (rising to 38 depending on length of service).
• Buy/sell up to 5 days holiday each year.
• Holidays can be booked flexibly in 30-minute blocks.
• Company related performance bonuses.
• Company final salary pension scheme after a minimum of two years’ service.
• Pension through NEST within 3 months of start date.
• Life insurance after a minimum of two years’ service.
• Private health insurance scheme after a minimum of one years’ service.
• Health cashback plan.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Compassionate leave
• Relocation support loans.
• Long service awards.
• Subsidised on-site café/social space.
• Free on-site parking.
• Special occasion gifts.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• On-site Gym and changing facilities.
• Team building activities / days.
• Flexitime work pattern.
• Company events.
• At cost on-site electric vehicle charging points.
• Paid charity days.
• Charity fundraising events.
• Social activities.
• Promotion opportunities
• Skills development.
• Professional study support.
• Comprehensive training programmes

Terms and Conditions:

• Full-time, permanent position.
• Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm (subject to the needs of the role).
• 30-minute lunch break.
• Monthly Pay in arrears by the 28th day of each month.

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Product Design, Testing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Tooling, Product Life Cycle, Total Quality Management, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC, European Standards’. CE Marking, Microsoft, Auditing and Inventory Checking may also be considered.