Position description

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Quality - Supplier quality assurance

Job title

Quality Inspector

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Inspector

Safran Nacelles - Burnley

Monday to Thursday 08:00-16:30 | Friday 08:00-13:00

Full-time | Permanent | On-site

Are you an experienced Quality Inspector or Quality Controller looking to join a world-leading aerospace manufacturer?

At Safran Nacelles, we are looking for a detail-oriented Inspector to join our Quality team in Burnley. This is an excellent opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards of quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance within a global aerospace organisation.

As an Inspector, you will be responsible for carrying out visual and dimensional inspections, validating product conformity, managing quality documentation, and supporting continuous improvement activities. Working closely with manufacturing and quality teams, you will help uphold our commitment to delivering world-class products while championing a strong quality culture across the business.

What We Offer

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally, including:

37-hour working week over 4.5 days

Early finish every Friday at 1pm

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days holiday

10% employer pension contribution (with 5% employee contribution and salary exchange options)

Flex-time scheme allowing up to one full day off per month (role dependent)

4x salary life assurance as part of the pension scheme

Private medical insurance through BUPA (role dependent)

Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity provisions

Excellent training, development and career progression opportunities

Employee share purchase scheme with additional free shares from the company

Subsidised on-site catering facilities

Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa with significant discounts on fitness facilities, classes, swimming pool and sauna access

Employee Assistance Programme offering:

  • 24/7 mental health support
  • Remote GP appointments
  • Medical second opinions
  • Physiotherapy support
  • Cycle to Work scheme

What You'll Be Doing

As an Inspector, your responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting visual and dimensional inspections of products and components
  • Reviewing engineering drawings, specifications and quality documentation
  • Accurately recording inspection results and quality data
  • Raising and managing Quality Notifications (QNs)
  • Supporting QRQC reviews and quality improvement initiatives
  • Validating delivery documentation and product conformity
  • Identifying, containing and escalating non-conforming products
  • Supporting investigations into quality issues and ensuring appropriate actions are implemented
  • Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns
  • Promoting and embedding a "Stop at First Defect" culture throughout the organisation

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

Here, we craft excellence together.

We understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger. We are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

Why Safran?

A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.

Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger.

Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.

Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.

Get involved:

We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

Candidate skills & requirements

What You'll Bring

Essential Requirements

Manufacturing apprenticeship or Level 3 NVQ in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Experience interpreting engineering drawings and specifications

Visual and dimensional inspection experience within a manufacturing environment

Experience using inspection and measuring equipment

Ability to complete quality documentation accurately

Experience raising and managing Quality Notifications (QNs)

Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office and Adobe software packages

Desirable Requirements

Aerospace manufacturing experience

First Article Inspection (FAI) experience

PPAP knowledge

MRB delegation experience

Regulatory Release Authorisation

Knowledge of customer quality requirements

Experience validating delivery documentation

QRQC experience

Knowledge of rework and repair approval processes

Formal quality inspection qualifications

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

Safran Nacelles designs, integrates, supports and provides aftermarket services for aircraft nacelles. The company is a world leader in the market for commercial aircraft with more than 100 seats, business jets and regional aircraft. At the forefront of technology, Safran Nacelles develops increasingly integrated, aerodynamic and lightweight nacelles with advanced acoustic treatments, helping to reduce aircraft CO₂ and noise emissions.

Reference

2026-178153

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