Performance and Support
Quality - Supplier quality assurance
Quality Inspector
Permanent
Employees / Staff
Full-time
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:
What You'll Be Doing
As an Inspector, your responsibilities will include:
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.
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
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.
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