Quality Assurance Inspector

Essential Job Functions

• Read and interpret mechanical prints.
• Set-up and operate precision equipment to inspect and/or test parts or finished goods to determine the extent of conformance to Engineering specifications.
• Perform first piece inspection and assist Machine Operators with the proper gauging techniques to maintain part specifications.
• Perform receiving inspection on raw materials and product component parts.
• Document discrepancies detected during inspection and communicate findings, both verbally and in writing, to concerned parties.
• Create and maintain component part history files.
• Authorize the transfer of materials while handling the secondary process of routable components.
• Assist in meeting the inspection requirements for other areas.
• Perform interdepartmental communications and assist with supplier communication regarding part disposition.
• Assist with the gage calibration program, when requested.
• Participate in a team manner using experience and knowledge in the Products Groups as necessary to accomplish the agenda created by the Facilitator for the Product Group criteria.

Education, Training, Certifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant experience is required.
• Experience dealing with quality inspection and reporting.
• Experience reading blueprints and a variety of quality inspection tools.
• Experience operating machines such as presses, grinders, and lathes.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, mechanical prints, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Perform process audits on production lines.
• Collect and analyze daily scrap.
• Provide production team root cause tools to solve quality issues.
• Contact suppliers when we are rejecting non-conforming material found during incoming inspection.