Quality Inspector- Volterra

About the Role

Oshkosh Vocational is new to the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area and is looking to build an extraordinary team of purpose-driven individuals. The new facility is located off of Joe B Jackson Parkway giving team members an opportunity to avoid the Nashville traffic! As part of our People First Culture, you'll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career, and make a real impact on the world around you!

What You Can Expect

• Direct Hire – Hiring Immediately!
• Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate at $21.32 per hour
• Paid Weekly
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Effective 30 Days After Hire, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability benefits
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Stock Purchase Program
• Discount Programs (Hotels, Travel, Entertainment, Gym Membership and more)
• NEW Paid Parental Leave (Effective January 1, 2026):
  • Two consecutive calendar weeks at 60% of regular pay
  • Available for birth, adoption, or placement of a child for adoption
  • Eligible for birth and non-birth parents, including domestic partners
  • Applies to team members working 30+ hours per week after 30 days of continuous employment
• Job Stability
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• Hands-On Approach
• Customer Focus
• Culture for Fostering Teamwork
• Respected Leaders
• People First Culture

Shift

Monday - Thursday, four 10-hour days 6:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

The Quality Inspector will be responsible for ensuring that every functional area is producing parts or products that meet the designed intent and fulfills a customer's expectation regarding the performance of the machine they are purchasing; verify everyone is following the Standard Work outlined and report on any nonconformance. The Quality Inspector will write reports and gather data not expected of assembly team members, communicate customer expectations, and confirm all functional testing has been completed and documented per business test procedures; verify the operational stability of all new product during startup and report out on the performance to engineering and Top Management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Navigate the computer system programs utilized by department to develop and report on the quality of the process: MDS, QMS, JDE.
• Understand how to interpret assembly, mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic, prints and schematics, including GDT; use inspection hand tools (go / no go, thread gauges, calipers, tape) to verify compliance.
• Understand the expectations of paint quality utilizing the A-B-C surface method and use basic paint inspection tools such as: surface finish gauge, thickness gauge, evaluate paint finish.
• Verify that all items and/or assemblies manufactured comply with Engineering and Quality Control specifications, through all phases of the manufacturing process.
• Understand basic weld symbols, their meaning and usage on a blueprint/drawing; be able to perform inspection for weld compliance using size weld gages, liquid penetrant, and magnetic particle.
• Ensure tools used by production are following calibration procedures and identify tool compliance and follow process if tools are found that are not in compliance of QMS.
• Partner with Supervisor and production team to provide exemplary customer service including process control and quality service while communicating quality updates/changes effectively to production.
• Ability to run basic root cause analysis on quality defects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Six (6) months of applicable position experience or an evaluated equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to read blueprints with GDT Tolerancing.
• Ability to use Coordinate Measurement Systems and 3-D Scanners.
• Experience using Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Experience utilizing basic measuring tools such as measuring tapes and check gauges.