About us
Pentaxia is a contract-manufacturer of advanced composite (typically carbon fibre) tooling and components. Founded in 2008 and family-owned, the business is on an exciting growth trajectory as we scale to become the UK’s leading advanced composite provider. We’re highly experienced across a diverse range of industry sectors from aerospace and defence to automotive, motorsport and space.
From tooling design and 5-axis CNC machining to composite mould making, component production, painting & lacquering, Pentaxia offers a turnkey build-to-print service and works with multiple well-known, blue-chip organisations globally.
We work hard to develop long-term, trusting relationships with our customer network and have an unrivalled reputation for on-time, quality manufacturing. Our goal is to become the go-to composite partner for the world’s leading Engineering organisations.
Alongside the exploration of new processes and technologies through our R&D activities, Pentaxia heavily invests in our people and facilities to drive the business forwards, continually growing year on year. With a site footprint of seven acres, a 70,000sqft facility and plenty of space to expand, we’re positioning ourselves to scale up.
Proud to be an emerging leader in UK Manufacturing, ‘Be the best you can today, be better tomorrow’.
What you will be doing:
You will be assessing the quality of the company’s products, ensuring they comply with the requirements set out within the ISO 9001 certification.
You will be responsible for ensuring that finished products are quality checked and tested, and all that relevant documentation is completed before it leaves the site.
You will also be responsible for raising any queries which may be detected, and where recurring themes arise, they are escalated to the quality assurance team for focused improvement activity.
What we are looking for:
Someone who possesses the following skills:
- GD&T knowledge, reading Engineering Drawings (familiarity with drawing standards).
- Proficient in using quality control tools and software for data analysis.
- Experience of using Polyworks and PC-DMIS software on AACMM and driven CMM is desirable.
- Composites experience is a nice to have.
- Ability to communicate with colleagues and sub-contractors as required.
- Excellent time management.
- Flexible and able to adapt to change.
- Must be highly organised, able to prioritise, multi-task and be self-motivated.
- Must have good attention to detail and a proven ability to work swiftly and accurately to a schedule with a systematic approach.
- Must be a team player and have a desire to learn new skills and develop new processes.
- Proven experience in a quality control or assurance role, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
Your working hours: 37 hours per week
Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4pm
Friday 7.30am – 12.30pm
Variations to these hours and overtime available, dependent on production needs.
Package:
- Subsidised onsite canteen serving delicious breakfast and lunches each day
- Up to 28 days annual leave, awarded with qualifying service plus standard bank holidays
- Auto Enrolment into Company Pension Scheme from day 1
- Long service awards
- Enhanced Maternity pay after qualifying service
- Enhanced Paternity pay after qualifying service
- Access to Bike to Work Scheme and Wellness Programmes
- Discount Schemes for 1000’s of high street, cinemas, instant discounts
- Referral scheme programme
- Large & clean refurbished facilities
- On-site free parking
If you are applying for this role and have had someone from Pentaxia refer you for the vacancy, please state the employees name on your application form.
If you have a passion for precision and want to contribute to the production of innovative composite solutions, we invite you to apply and be a vital part of our team.
VISA SPONSORSHIP:
Please note that at this time, we do not hold a sponsorship license. Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not possess the legal right to work in the UK for our current vacancies. We appreciate your understanding and encourage applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.
We are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Quality Control Inspector to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring that our products meet the highest quality standards. This position involves conducting inspections, analysing data, and implementing quality assurance processes to maintain compliance with industry regulations and company policies.