Qa Technician

Linkster Recruitment

Quality Support Technican

Location: Swadlincote

Linkster Recruitment is proud to be supporting a leading aerospace manufacturing business in Swadlincote with the recruitment of motivated and detail-driven Quality Support Technicians to join their established Quality Department.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a quality or inspection background who is looking to develop within a technically focused environment, with clear long-term progression towards a Quality Engineer position.

Main Duties Quality Support Technician

Working closely with the wider Quality team, your responsibilities will include:

• Logging non-conformances and completing first-contact scrap reviews
• Carrying out first-off inspections when required
• Supporting containment activities to address quality concerns
• Raising engineering change requests to support continuous improvement
• Communicating quality alerts clearly across relevant departments
• Ensuring compliance with AS9100, customer quality procedures, H&S, COSHH, ISO 14001 and environmental requirements
• Assisting Quality Engineers with internal and external non-conformance investigations
• Conducting shop-floor audits and supporting inspection activity where required

Requirements Quality Support Technician

• Previous experience within quality inspection, manufacturing quality or quality assurance
• Aerospace or automotive quality experience would be advantageous, although applicants from general manufacturing QA backgrounds will also be considered
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Understanding of customer specifications and traceability requirements
• Computer literate, with experience using MS Office; inspection software or ERP system knowledge would be beneficial

Shifts Available

Rotating Days (AM/PM)

• Weekly rotating day shifts: Mornings and afternoons, Monday to Friday (05:00-12:40 / 13:00-20:40)
• Grade 5 pay rate: 15.51 per hour including shift allowance
• Annual salary (37.5 hrs/week): 30,285 including shift allowance

Permanent Nights

• Sunday to Thursday 21:00-04:40
• Grade 5 night rate: 16.55 per hour including shift allowance
• Annual salary (37.5 hrs/week): 32,272 including shift allowance

Why Join?

• Aerospace-grade training and ongoing development
• Clear progression route towards Quality Engineer roles
• Stable, permanent employment with a global manufacturing organisation
• Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5x and 2.0x rates
• Quarterly bonus payments of 125

Apply Today

If you have experience in quality inspection, manufacturing quality or quality assurance and are looking for a long-term opportunity with genuine progression, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Linkster are Recruitment Specialists based in Ashby De La Zouch covering the West and East Midlands area across the great historic cities of Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. We provide temporary, contract and permanent recruitment services across the supply chain sector, from engineering and warehousing, to manufacturing and clerical.