Job Title: Forge InspectorLocation: LivingstonSalary:£30,731.94 + shift premium £7,682.99 annual salary £38,414.93After successful probationary£31,366.65 + shift premium £7,841.66 annual salary £39,208.31Shifts:Your basic working hours are 37 hours per week. Three Shifts rotation hours are: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 1amDuties & Responsibilities:

• To support the site in pursuing business objectives
• 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