Forge Inspector

**Job Description**:
**Job Title**: Forge Inspector
**Location**: Livingston

**Salary**:
Salary basic 27,877.25 + shift allowance £6,986.31 total annual salary £34,846.56,

**After successful probationary**
Salary basic 28,453.14 + shift allowance £7,113.28 total annual salary £35,566.42

**Shifts**:
Your basic working hours are 37 hours per week. Three Shifts rotation hours are:
**Monday - Thursday**

**Early Shift** 6am to 2.00pm
**Back Shift** 2pm to 10.00pm
**Night Shift** 10pm to 6.00am
20 minutes unpaid meal break (to be taken at a time to suit the Company)

**Friday**

**Early** Shift 6am to 12.20pm
**Back** Shift 12:20pm to 6.40pm
**Night** Shift 6:40pm to 1am

**Duties & 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.- 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- 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 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 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 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