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About the Role

We are seeking a meticulous and uncompromising Quality Control (QC) Inspector to serve as the final gatekeeper for a premium auto body repair centre in East London. In this critical role, you will hold the final sign-off authority on all repaired vehicles before they are released to customers. This role requires specific knowledge of collision repair, panel beating, and automotive refinishing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive, bumper-to-bumper inspections on all completed vehicles to ensure all authorised repairs have been executed to exact manufacturer and workshop standards.
• Inspect structural repairs, panel gaps, alignment, and assembly integrity.
• Scrutinize all spray painting and refinishing work for color matching, blending, overspray, dust nibs, run marks, and final polish quality.
• Cross-reference the completed physical vehicle against the original job card and final invoice to ensure no authorized parts or repairs were missed.
• Authoritatively reject sub-standard work, clearly documenting the defects, and routing the vehicle back to the relevant department for correction.
• Conduct post-repair test drives to check for rattles, wind noise, tracking alignment, and proper functionality of mechanical and electronic components.
• Maintain accurate QC logs, photographic evidence of the final repair, and signed release forms for compliance and warranty purposes.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of direct, hands-on experience as a Quality Controller within the collision repair / panel beating industry.
• Deep technical understanding of automotive body repair processes, structural tolerances, automotive spray painting, and modern vehicle assembly.
• Unendorsed Code B (Code 08) or higher driver’s license is strictly required for moving and road-testing customer vehicles.
• Ability to read and interpret computerized diagnostic printouts, job cards, and automated estimating systems.
• Exceptional attention to detail for subtle imperfections in paintwork and panel alignment.
• Confidence and authority to send work back if it does not meet the standard.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate defects clearly.
• Ability to maintain rigorous quality standards without creating bottlenecks in workshop productivity.

Skills

• Collision repair
• Panel beating
• Automotive refinishing
• Automotive body repair processes
• Structural tolerances
• Automotive spray painting
• Modern vehicle assembly
• Reading and interpreting computerized diagnostic printouts
• Reading and interpreting job cards
• Reading and interpreting automated estimating systems (e.g., Audatex, TMS)

Location

• East London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3 years of direct, hands-on experience

Education Level

• Relevant qualification in the Autobody sector is highly advantageous.

About the Company

• Premium auto body repair centre