Quality Control Inspector II
CableMaster · New Berlin, WI · 2 days ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
About the role
The Quality Control Inspector II ensures products conform to engineering drawings, customer requirements, and applicable specifications. This position performs incoming, in-process, first article, pre-production, and final inspections while exercising independent judgment to determine product conformity. The Inspector II supports quality planning, documentation, problem solving, and continuous improvement activities and serves as a technical resource to less experienced inspectors.
Responsibilities
- Perform complex visual, dimensional, incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspections.
- Accept or reject product in accordance with engineering drawings, customer requirements, and documented inspection criteria; escalate unclear requirements when necessary.
- Create, revise, and maintain controlled inspection documents, inspection plans, inspection records, and related quality documentation.
- Ensure travelers, inspection records, and quality documentation are complete, accurate, and maintained daily.
- Prepare inspection reports, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), and support FAI and customer certification requirements.
- Generate accurate Nonconforming Material Reports (NCMRs) for supplier and shop-floor issues.
- Prioritize inspection activities based on customer commitments and production schedules.
- Support QA with audits, CAPAs, root cause investigations, data collection, PPAPs, and quality planning.
- Participate in structured problem solving using 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto, A3, and 8D methodologies.
- Support production teams in maintaining ISO 9001 compliance and customer quality requirements.
- Perform ERP/material transactions following inspection completion.
- Use precision inspection equipment including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, thread gauges, pin gauges, gauge blocks, HI-POT testers, continuity testers, pull-force testers, and related equipment.
- Guide and mentor less experienced inspectors.
- Identify opportunities to improve inspection methods, documentation accuracy, and manufacturing quality.
- Communicate quality issues effectively with manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, and management.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Accepting this position requires candidates to complete and pass a background check.