Goods Inwards Inspector

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the validation of products arriving at Goods Inwards.
• Responsible for rejecting non-conforming product back to the supplier.
• The Incoming Inspector should understand the purpose of Purchase Orders and Certificate of Conformity.
• Maintain Certificates of Conformity and other relevant documentation received with received items, as required.
• Liaise cross-functionally, ensuring that quality requirements are understood and maintained.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications and to communicate effectively is essential
• Will require a working knowledge of ERP
• Undertake audits to internal audit programmes to ensure compliance to AS9100 and Space standards.
• Review and improvement of industry practices to ensure compliance with AS9100 and other relevant standards.
• Plan and execute Quality Investigations using appropriate Quality tools (8D, 3C, etc.)
• Perform any other related duties, as required, which may include multi-tasking in other on-site manufacturing areas

Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of three years experience in Aerospace, Space or defence industry.
• Level 5 education in relevant subject and / or extensive industry experience.
• ISO9001 / AS9100 auditing qualification desirable

Principal Relationships:

• Goods Inwards
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Planning
• Production Management

What We Can Offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.

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