Quality Control Inspector

Department: Quality. Accountability: Reports to the Quality Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections required to support factory production, including but not limited to first-pieces, incoming production materials, incoming samples, prototypes, in-process materials, finished goods, outgoing materials, and resource-specific production audits.
• Provide front-line support to production in determining acceptance/rejection criteria and with general quality-related issues and questions.
• Support investigations into quality issues, including locating, quarantining, and sorting suspect materials.
• For all inspections and inquiries, as applicable: Analyze and interpret engineering drawings, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, formulas, and measuring instruments required.
• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, and work for conformance to specifications using appropriate instruments, including measuring dimensions using instruments such as calipers, gauges, and micrometers.
• Analyze test data and make computations necessary to determine results.
• Record inspection or test data, including marking items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status.
• Reject products and materials not meeting specifications, and assist in creating MRRs, CAPAs, and engineering change requests.
• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products, recommend necessary corrective actions, and follow-up as needed for open corrective actions.
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems, and assist in identifying and correcting these problems.
• Perform calibrations as directed.
• Perform and/or participate in internal and external ISO audits as directed.
• Perform and/or assist in training personnel as directed.
• Keep records as required regarding corrective actions, inspection results, calibration records, engineering changes due to nonconformances, and related items.
• Manage inspection and rejection items effectively, including making sure inventory is accurately transacted.
• Other related tasks as directed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Technical Certification, a plus
• Comfortable presenting findings and recommendations both one-on-one and in meetings
• Experience using calipers, gauges, and related inspection equipment in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions, production documents, and engineering drawings
• Must be detail-oriented, with excellent organizational and record keeping skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Microsoft Excel
• Ability to communicate professionally both inside and outside of the company by email and phone
• Corrected 20/20 vision
• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions in English
• Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively