Quality Control Blast & Paint Inspector

About the role

The Quality Control Blast & Paint Inspector ensures that all blasting and painting activities at the Osborne Naval Shipyard meet customer, contractual, regulatory and organisational standards. Working closely with production teams, suppliers and customers, the role provides quality assurance throughout inspection, coating and preservation processes to deliver compliant, high‑quality outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct surveillance, visual inspections and verification to confirm work complies with drawings, specifications, standards and contracts.
• Gather objective evidence that products and services meet quality, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Review quality documentation, inspection records, work packs and certification packages for accuracy and customer acceptance.
• Confirm that required maintenance, inspection and testing activities are completed according to approved procedures.
• Provide quality guidance and support to production teams, suppliers and other stakeholders, fostering a strong quality culture.
• Coach, mentor and deliver informal training on workmanship standards, specifications and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to integrate quality requirements into project delivery.
• Support quality planning, assurance, monitoring and compliance activities across blast and paint operations.
• Liaise with customer and supplier quality representatives to address concerns and provide assurance.
• Assist investigations of non‑conformances, perform root‑cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in quality inspection of blast and paint processes within a manufacturing or defence environment.
• Familiarity with relevant standards, specifications and contractual requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with production teams, suppliers and customers.
• Strong analytical skills for identifying non‑conformances and driving continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Visual inspection
• Verification of specifications
• Quality documentation review
• Root cause analysis