Quality Control Receipt Inspector

About the role

The Quality Control (QC) Receipt Inspector plays a critical role in ensuring that all incoming materials, components, and equipment meet the stringent quality, safety, and regulatory requirements of a nuclear industry manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for performing detailed inspections, verifying documentation, and ensuring full traceability and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and procurement specifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform receipt inspections on incoming materials, parts, and equipment to verify conformance with purchase orders, technical specifications, drawings, and nuclear quality requirements.
• Review and validate supplier documentation, including Certificates of Conformance (CoC), material test reports (MTRs), calibration certificates, and other quality records.
• Conduct visual, dimensional, and identification inspections using calibrated tools and approved inspection methods.
• Verify traceability of safety-related and nuclear-grade materials in accordance with site-specific quality programs.
• Document inspection results accurately in the quality management system, including nonconformances, discrepancies, and acceptance records.
• Segregate and control nonconforming items, initiate Nonconformance Reports (NCRs), and support follow-up actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and quality assurance to resolve technical issues and ensure proper disposition of inspected items.
• Maintain compliance with all nuclear safety, environmental, and security protocols, including proper handling of controlled materials and sensitive information.
• Participate in audits and assessments related to supplier performance, material traceability, and quality program effectiveness.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to strengthen inspection processes and documentation accuracy.

Requirements

• Experience in quality control, inspection, or material verification in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of DOE or nuclear quality assurance standards.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents.
• Proficiency with inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, and measurement equipment.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Able to work in a controlled, safety-critical environment with strict procedural compliance.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across departments.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Active DOE Q Clearance

Benefits

Edgewater offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

Work With EdgeWater Technical Associates

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support their growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that its customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.