CMM Programmer/Quality Inspector - Coventry Added 2/4/2026
Salary: £19.53 ph
Hours of work: 37 per week
Start and finish times: Monday to Thursday – 07:00 - 16:45
Role Purpose: To ensure the dimensional conformance of aerospace components using advanced metrology equipment and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs). This role is responsible for creating, validating, and maintaining CMM programs, performing in-process and final inspections, and supporting continuous improvement activities aligned with SQCDP (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People) performance requirements. The CMM Programmer / Quality Inspector plays a key role in maintaining compliance with AS9100, customer specifications, and internal quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety
- Adhere to all site safety policies and safe working procedures.
- Ensure safe operation of measurement equipment and handling of components.
- Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment faults, or hazards.
- Support 6S workplace standards within the quality inspection and CMM areas.
- Quality
- Program and operate CMM machines using PC‑DMIS.
- Create accurate, repeatable, and efficient measurement routines.
- Conduct in-process, first-off, and final inspections using CMM, height gauges, micrometres, and other metrology tools.
- Generate inspection reports.
- Maintain calibration and proper handling of inspection equipment.
- Investigate non-conformances, support root cause analysis, and contribute to corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Maintain fully traceable inspection records in accordance with AS9100 / ISO9001.
- Cost
- Reduce rework and scrap through accurate measurement and timely feedback to production.
- Optimise CMM programs to reduce inspection cycle times while maintaining accuracy.
- Support waste-reduction activities, including identifying variation and inefficiencies.
- Ensure tools and gauges are used and maintained responsibly to avoid damage or loss.
- Delivery
- Provide timely inspection support to maintain production flow and customer delivery schedules.
- Prioritise inspection workload based on SQCDP targets and production demands.
- Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to resolve quality issues quickly.
- Ensure all CMM programs are correctly stored, version‑controlled, and accessible to support uninterrupted operations.
- People
- Support training and development of operators in basic metrology and quality awareness.
- Communicate inspection outcomes and quality concerns clearly and constructively.
- Promote a positive culture of right‑first‑time and continuous improvement.
Role Requirements
- Essential
- Proven experience in CMM programming (PC‑DMIS or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings.
- Experience in aerospace, precision engineering, or similar high‑accuracy manufacturing environment.
- Ability to use a broad range of inspection tools.
- Knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 quality systems.
- Desirable
- Experience with MSA (Measurement System Analysis).
- Experience producing data to support AS9102 FAIRs.
- Apprenticeship or NVQ in engineering or metrology.
Benefits
- 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- On‑site parking
- Company pension
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