Receiving Inspection Technician - 1st Shift

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive, progressive, and productive attitude toward plant targets and objectives related to reliability, accountability, safety, integrity, quality, and productivity as a unified goal.
• Perform receiving inspections to ensure incoming materials, components, and products meet engineering specifications, quality standards, and purchase order requirements.
• Utilize the NCR process and 8D methodology to drive quality into receiving and upstream processes, including but not limited to:
• Auditing incoming materials and documentation to identify non-conformances requiring corrective action.
• Promptly initiating, prioritizing, managing, and closing NCRs related to supplier and incoming quality issues.
• Escalate repeat non-conformances or higher-level supplier quality issues to Quality Engineering and Supplier Quality as needed.
• Ensure only conforming material is released to production.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier quality and receiving inspection processes.
• Work closely with engineering, production, safety, vendors, and suppliers to ensure product compliance.
• Support initiatives to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Assist Quality Engineering with root cause analysis and corrective action implementation related to supplier and incoming quality.
• Update customer and supplier issue responses in customer portals and/or NCR systems to support effective communication and feedback.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 2–5 years of experience using measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, tape measures, etc.) to perform detailed inspections.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to self-pace work.
• Ability to make sound decisions and effectively prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills using structured methodologies such as NCR and 8D.
• Experience with data collection and documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization, including management, engineering, production, clients, and suppliers.
• Must act in the best interest of Vertiv when working with clients and suppliers.
• Employment history consistent with Vertiv Internal Job Posting standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Quality-related certifications or training (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Calibration, Quality Technician training, etc.).
• Trained Internal Auditor with experience auditing to internal and ISO standards.