Inspector A

Duties And Responsibilities

• Visually and mechanically inspects parts, subassemblies and assemblies on all company products to ensure conformance to production specifications and quality standards.
• Programs CMM equipment. Upgrades software as new releases are received.
• Works with QA engineering on inspection system projects such as automating data collection, implementing SPC and gage R&R.
• Performs first piece validation of CNC generated parts.
• Performs the most complex incoming, first piece, in-process, final floor or bench inspection on a wide variety of parts and products.
• Generates Q.C. documents as required.
• Determines the best method of inspecting new or unusual parts.
• Plans, sets up and performs the most complex mechanical inspections by devising necessary gauging or measuring setups and/or making adaptations to inspection equipment or fixtures.
• Performs functional and dimensional inspection of various types of complex precision measuring instruments, tools and gauges to determine conformance to applicable specification standards.
• Maintains instrument calibration records.
• Performs setups, calibrations, adjustments and repairs of complex instruments and gages.
• Uses knowledge of shop theory and shop mathematics to diagnose cause of any malfunctions or failure in inspection set ups.
• Sets up and operates all standard inspection equipment as well as optical comparators, hardness testers, coordinate measuring machine, ultrasonic, sine blocks and other similar equipment.
• Prepares reports, summary sheets and makes calculations and plots graphs indicating rates of acceptance and rejection.
• Notifies Inspection and Production Supervisor of quality problems.
• Performs necessary inspection of prototype products and on occasion works with engineer to devise best inspection techniques and procedures.
• Performs and records results from liquid Penetrant, visual inspection, etc.
• May be called upon to perform production testing.
• Works with government and customer inspectors during their plant visits.

Qualifications

• Must hold a professionally recognized mechanical inspector certification.