Inspector

Location:                Silverstone

Contract:                Full Time, Permanent

Report to:               Build Manager

Salary:                   Negotiable dependent on experience

 

KW Special Projects Ltd requires an Inspector to join the team in this ambitious and growing high performance engineering business. We are looking for someone with a “can do” attitude and strong lateral thinking skills, who is excited by the engineering process and can apply their skills to a variety of diverse projects using their initiative and knowledge.

About KWSP

 

KW Special Projects is a high-performance design and engineering solution provider based in Bicester at the heart of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. KWSP uses the speed and agility of the motorsport industry upon which it was founded to provide cutting-edge, on-demand design and engineering services.

By transferring knowledge and technology from one sector to another they develop novel solutions to their clients’ challenges which have led to them working on projects from Additively Manufactured Batteries through to equipment for Professional Sports Teams.

However, they are still most well known for their expertise within the Automotive & Motorsport world and to this day continue to leverage their motorsport DNA to deliver complete engineering solutions for high-performance and niche vehicles.

 

Our capabilities include

  • High Performance Engineering
  • Digital Fabrication
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Automation
  • Lightweight structures and composites
  • Industrial Inkjet
  • High Performance Engineering project management
  • Special purpose machine design and manufacture

About the role

Opportunities for Career Development

KWSP is a small but growing business.  For someone with the right “can do” attitude, technical skill and initiative there may be future opportunities within the business

Person Specification: Core competencies and experience.

Applicants will preferably have a

  • Proven and skilled use of software of CATIA V5, interpreting technical drawings and build procedures as appropriate
  • Motorsport, niche vehicle, low production experience preferred  
  • Experience with engineering business function procedures and ability to implement as business and project requirement develops
  • Ultimate responsibility for quality of parts prior to vehicle build, and pre delivery to customer via defined Quality Tier system
  • Management of routine and complex inspection processes using hand and bench-top equipment
  • Establish and develop close working relationship with SQE and build functions to achieve quality and time constraints 
  • Non-conformance analysis and containment
  • Recording detailed data via ERP and build documentation

The successful applicant will be;

    • self-motivated,
    • a problem solver/have strong lateral thinking skills
    • able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and meeting customer requirements
    • able to show initiative
    • tenacious in meeting deadlines
    • practical as well as creative and prepared to be hands on
    • able to demonstrate precision and attention to detail including good record-keeping
    • able to work effectively under time pressure
    • flexible
    • able to work with health and safety in mind in terms of working procedures