Final Inspection Technician

Key Details

Work hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Hillsborough, Sheffield

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) is one of Britain’s leading independent aerospace and industrial forgers. The unique feature about IFA is the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location. Operating from a 680 000ft2 facility in Sheffield, we manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector.

Main Purpose of the Role

Reporting to the NDT Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of Visual and Dimensional inspection of machined forgings and wrought products, marking of ID numbers and packing goods for despatch when required. Where suitable documented training is held, additional responsibility for Positive Material Identification (PMI). 

Key Accountabilities

• Hands-on Visual inspection.
• Hands-on Dimensional inspection.
• Marking of products prior to despatch,
• Generation of Inspection certification.
• Generation of part specific inspection technique sheets.
• Packing of goods for despatch, if required.
• Positive Material Identification (PMI).

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Experience in a similar work environment.
• Excellent working knowledge of technical documentation.
• Good IT Skills.
• Flexible, pro-active and self-motivated approach to work.
• Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and liaison skills.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Documented evidence of on-the-job training in a similar role.
• Manual handling ability
• Slinging / Crane Operation qualification

Desirable:

• NAS 410 / EN 4179 or PCN Level 2 Visual Inspection Qualification.
• Experience/qualifications in other NDT Methods (Dye Penetrant, Magnetic Particle etc)
• Forklift Truck License.

Company principles and culture

Our vision of success through integrity is supported by our core values:

Working safely – safety is a priority in all that we do, both the safety of all on site and the provision of a safe product.

Teamwork – by working respectfully together on teams across our business, we build great relationships, recognize outstanding contributions and create the environment for our highly skilled workforce to support our customers in meetings their requirements.

Continually Improving Quality and Performance – our teams are excellent at what they do and are constantly working to improve our processes.

Why work for us?

At IFA we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As one of the UK’s leading forge manufacturing company we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service to the company and our customers.

We offer you:

Competitive pay.

Holidays – you will have 33 days holiday, including bank holidays.

Pension scheme – IFA wants to provide its employees a good foundation for the life after work and hence offers a 5% contribution. The pension scheme comes along with further discounts on health, travel and rescue insurances.

Bonus scheme – this is linked to team and company performance.

Westfield cash plan – IFA provides level 1 health cash plan which comes along with numerous discounts and special offers, including gym discounts, online, high street and grocery retailers and many more.

Gympass – access to various fitness apps and gyms in the local area.

Death in service payment, full company sick pay and long service rewards.

Tax efficiency schemes: Childcare vouchers and Cycle to Work.

Free work wear and PPE.

On-site parking is available.

Focus on wellbeing and mental health awareness.

Trust – we encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.

Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

If this has drawn your interest, we would be delighted to hear from you! Please hit the apply now button and upload your CV.

For further information please visit our company website.