The Opportunity
We're looking for a Goods-In Quality Inspector who is interested in developing a career in Quality and wants the opportunity to learn and grow within a hands-on engineering environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys practical work, has a good eye for detail and wants to develop new skills while playing an important role in ensuring the materials and components we use meet the high standards expected at OpenWorks.
We’re looking for someone with the right attitude, energy and motivation to learn, alongside a reliable and methodical approach to their work. You might come from a manufacturing, engineering, production, warehouse or other hands-on environment, or simply have an interest in Quality and a desire to learn more.
Who We Are
OpenWorks is a rapidly growing business operating globally with a passion for exceptional engineering and building on a legacy of defence innovation in the North East of England.
Our products provide ultra-high performance, real-time detection, tracking, identification and targeting of dynamic aerial threats. They have been deployed internationally to protect high profile military and civilian assets, and contribute towards the defeat of nuisance, misguided and maliciously deployed drones during operations.
We are very proud to have supported a wide range of law enforcement and military operators, protecting many of the most high profile sites and individuals around the world.
The amazing things we do are only possible because of a dedicated and passionate team.
Security Vetting Information
OpenWorks Engineering operates within the defence sector. As part of our recruitment and onboarding processes, we collect information that may be required to support future security vetting and clearance requirements, should these become necessary during employment.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
Join a high-energy, collaborative team where great ideas thrive, challenges are embraced, and people genuinely love what they do.
Here’s what our benefits have to offer:
Rewarding Success - Competitive pay rate, from £13.20 per hours, overtime at 1.5x your hourly rate, plus a discretionary annual bonus of up to 25% of salary alongside a structured pay progression framework.
Enhanced Pension – Up to 8% employer-matched contributions to help you plan for the future.
More Time to Recharge – 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, long-service rewards, and the option to buy up to 5 extra days.
Breakfast & Lunch on Us – Enjoy team breakfasts and freshly prepared lunches every day courtesy of Chef Mark and his team.
Health & Wellbeing – Private healthcare and life assurance for added peace of mind.
Sustainable Travel – Salary sacrifice schemes, including EV car and Cycle to Work options.
Team Socials – Regular events, from quiz nights and football to board games and more.
Learning & Growth – A culture that empowers you to challenge, grow and make an impact, plus a £250 annual learning budget to invest in the development that matters most to you.
What you’ll be doing:
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Inspect incoming materials: Check machined parts, fabricated components, electrical assemblies, PCBs and other purchased items against the required quality standards.
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Carry out inspections: Complete dimensional and visual inspections using hand tools and measuring equipment, including vernier callipers and plug gauges.
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Check against requirements: Inspect materials and components against drawings, specifications and relevant quality requirements.
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Identify quality issues: Recognise defects, damage and non-conformances, including supplier quality issues, and escalate them appropriately.
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Record inspection results: Accurately record inspection and quality information within the ERP/QMS system.
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Manage rejected items: Prepare rejected materials and supplier returns, ensuring they are correctly identified and packed.
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Maintain traceability: Ensure materials and inspection records are correctly identified and traceable.
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Support the wider Quality team: Assist with Factory Acceptance Testing, supplier documentation and quality investigations, working closely with Quality, Engineering, Procurement and Production.
What we’re looking for:
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Hands-on experience: Experience in a practical environment such as manufacturing, engineering, production, warehouse or a similar setting.
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Attention to detail: A naturally thorough and methodical approach, with pride in getting things right.
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Quality mindset: Able to spot defects or potential issues and understand when something needs to be escalated.
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Motivated to learn: A genuine interest in developing a career in Quality, with the energy and attitude to learn new skills.
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Organised and reliable: Able to maintain accurate records, follow processes and manage tasks effectively in a busy environment.
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Team player: Good communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues across the business.
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Measuring experience: Experience using vernier callipers, plug gauges or similar measuring equipment would be beneficial.
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Engineering environment: Experience working with engineering drawings, product specifications, ERP systems or within an engineering/manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
More about us:
Vision
Help protect the territory and airspace of NATO countries and their allies.
Mission
Be a world-leading provider of autonomous technology for Surveillance applications and Defence
Values
Be a Good Egg: Earn respect, have mutual trust and be honest
Do cool stuff: We develop cool tech with an awesome team, and we get stuff done
Be empowered: We are autonomous, reliable and take personal responsibility
We are one team: Look out for each other and the team
Things go wrong: Fail fast, learn and move on
Have fun: We’re doing amazing things with passionate people
We Get It Done: Focus on what matters and work with energy to bring ideas to life
