Quality Inspector
About the role
The Diez Group Kansas City is a tier-one manufacturing supplier specializing in steel and aluminum coil blanking for the automotive stamping industry, providing warehousing, distribution, production, and value‑added manufacturing services to customers. The Quality Inspector plays an important role in ensuring that materials meet customer and company quality standards throughout production, rework, and packaging. The company is committed to delivering high‑quality products on time and at competitive prices while maintaining a safe, team‑oriented work environment.
The Quality Inspector is responsible for inspecting in‑process and finished materials to ensure they meet established quality standards and customer requirements. This position will perform quality inspections, document results, identify and contain non‑conforming material, support rework activities, and serve as a quality resource for the production floor. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, dependable, comfortable working in a manufacturing environment, and able to work independently while supporting the production and quality teams.
The position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities. Travel is not regularly required for this role.
Responsibilities
- Perform quality inspections of in‑process and finished products.
- Verify products meet established specifications, quality standards, and work instructions.
- Record and maintain quality data in the company's MIS system.
- Identify, segregate, and place non‑conforming material on hold.
- Communicate quality concerns to Quality Coordinators, Production Supervisors, and Managers.
- Participate in root‑cause investigations and corrective actions with Quality and Production teams.
- Serve as a quality resource and point of contact for the plant floor.
- Direct and support rework activities.
- Assist with packaging and preparation of finished goods.
- Hand‑stack material coming off press equipment when required.
- Maintain a safe