Quality Inspector - 1st Shift (INTERNAL)

About the role

Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as an Inspector in Durant, MS! Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers. We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on. Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’ Make Lives Better Together Take Pride in the Extraordinary Define the Standard

Responsibilities

• Wears all safety equipment, follow safety rules and supports, and promotes safety in the work areas
• Must be willing and able to work overtime as an extension to a normal workday or on weekends, as scheduled
• Interprets blueprints, drawings, sample models, or specifications to ensure completion of assembly
• Adept at communicating with all levels of staff, including supervisors and technicians
• Agile in decision-making skills and ability to articulate conformance issues to technicians
• Possesses an attitude laser focused on quality standards
• Inspects product and/or component parts for non-conformance requirements
• Inspects material for surface defects, cosmetic faults, cracks, pits, incomplete welds, and correct fabrication
• Inspects specified dimensions of product or material with the use of measuring tape, caliper, micrometers, square, and other measuring tools
• Rejects non-conforming parts using a standardized process
• Data entry of information into proprietary systems to maintain data while reporting qualifying and/or rejected products to the immediate supervisor
• Inspect mechanisms for correct mechanical function, assembly, cosmetics, and packing
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in industrial or mechanical field preferred
• One-year certificate from college or technical school plus six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience