QA Inspector

About the role

This is an on-site position at the Elon, NC assembly facility. The base schedule is Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 9 pm, with overtime required as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform first-piece, receiving, in-process, and final inspections of components, assemblies, and finished products.
• Conduct dimensional, visual, and functional inspections and testing in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, inspection plans, procedures, and applicable standards.
• Verify workmanship, assembly, identification, and other product requirements prior to release.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) requirements to determine product conformity.
• Select and properly use appropriate measuring and test equipment, including calipers, micrometers, height gages, indicators, thread gages, and other inspection equipment.
• Identify, document, segregate, and communicate nonconforming material and product in accordance with established quality procedures.
• Support investigation of quality issues, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification of corrective action effectiveness.
• Maintain complete and accurate inspection, test, and quality records to support product traceability and compliance requirements.
• Support the calibration program by verifying calibration status of inspection and test equipment and maintaining associated records within the calibration system.
• Apply established sampling plans and inspection methods, including statistical process control (SPC) techniques where applicable.
• Communicate quality concerns promptly and work collaboratively with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functions to resolve product quality issues.
• Support continuous improvement, 6S, and other quality and operational excellence initiatives.
• Perform other quality-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training or certification in quality, machining, manufacturing, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years of quality inspection experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, dimensions, tolerances, and basic GD&T.
• Proficiency with precision measuring instruments, gages, and common inspection and testing methods.
• Ability to select and properly set up appropriate measuring equipment based on the characteristic being inspected.
• Working knowledge of sampling plans, SPC, and basic quality systems and concepts.
• Experience identifying and documenting nonconforming material and supporting problem-solving and corrective action activities.
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated accuracy in inspection, documentation, and recordkeeping.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to recognize and communicate potential quality concerns.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with manufacturing and technical teams.
• Working knowledge of 6S/5S principles and practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel and the ability to learn electronic quality and calibration systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience inspecting assembled mechanical products, valves, regulators, pressure-control equipment, or similar precision-manufactured products.
• Experience with functional, pressure, leak, or performance testing of manufactured assemblies.
• Familiarity with LPG, NH3, compressed gas, pressure-containing products, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• ASQ Quality Inspector certification or similar quality-related training/certification.