Inspection Co-ordinator

Company Description

SGS are the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company.

We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

We deliver services that touch every part of human activity and improve millions of lives - from ensuring the safety of food, clothing, transportation, and medicine to better testing in the nuclear industry. Whatever your role, you will make an important contribution to delivering safer products, better services and keeping society connected.

SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Generous Annual Leave allowance plus bank holidays.
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Retailer Discounts
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Job Description

Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and customer-focused ?

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of our inspection operations – coordinating inspections across the globe and supporting a variety of high-profile clients in sectors such as industrial manufacturing and oil & gas.

Job: Inspection Co-Ordinator- Temporary 6 months contract (potential to become permanent) 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Oldbury- Hybrid working once training has been completed (3 days in the office, 2 days at home)

Main Purpose of the Role

As an Inspection Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for processing inspection requests, allocating jobs to qualified inspectors, ensuring compliance with client and contractual requirements, and managing documentation and invoicing throughout the job lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to client inspection enquiries and analyse requirements to reduce risk.
• Prepare accurate and profitable quotations.
• Allocate inspections to competent inspectors, ensuring all documentation is prepared and compliant.
• Review inspection reports and ensure timely issuance of certificates and documentation.
• Raise job files, timesheets, purchase orders, and invoices using  internal systems.
• Monitor job profitability, resolve discrepancies, and manage non-conformities.
• Take part in client meetings and sales calls to maintain and grow relationships.
• Monitor client contracts for commercial viability and contribute to month-end financial reporting.

Qualifications

• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Proven experience in a coordination or scheduling role.
• Familiarity with business software packages and good geographical knowledge of the UK.
• Knowledge of the manufacturing or oil & gas sectors is advantageous.

Additional Information

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