The Quality Assurance Inspector assures the consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing manufacturing practices and systems, validating processes, and providing necessary documentation to ensure quality excellence. In this role, the inspector will strive to achieve Quality Assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews, preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards, identifying and resolving problems, completing audits, determining system improvements, as well as implementing change.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The Quality Inspector will perform the described quality activities throughout the manufacturing plant as necessary and on a daily basis.
- Inspect incoming and outgoing products and materials to engineering specifications using basic test and measuring equipment.
- Ability to work with handheld gauges such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, thread gauges, etc. Ability to work with an optical comparator.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and understand the definitions of critical, major, and minor characteristics.
- Ability to measure parts and determine if they meet print specifications. Inspect the first part against each measurement as indicated on the print, verify acceptable tolerance, and indicate completed inspection on the corresponding inspection record.
- Experience with engineering drawings, tolerances, standards, and specifications.
- Choose and verify calibration of inspection equipment to be used.
- Perform visual and dimensional inspections of purchased parts, tight-tolerance machined parts, stamped and fabricated parts, components, assemblies, and materials.
- Perform first article, incoming, in-process, and final inspections on new and revised parts.
- Generate, distribute, and file inspection reports as required.
- Document non-conforming products when detected. Attach Red Tags and/or Red NC Tags to non-conforming products.
- Complete all paperwork associated with the position in a timely manner, including NC Tags. Maintain all documentation per customer and/or internal requirements.
- Receive, understand, and follow all written and verbal instructions.
- Contribute to team, company, and QMS goals by initiating continuous improvement, accomplishing related results as required, and working effectively with other employees and departments.
- Exhibit a high level of motivation, a sense of urgency, and an energetic approach to job duties and requirements.
- Demonstrate a proven track record of hands-on problem solving and driving continuous quality improvements within a manufacturing environment.
Required Knowledge
- 2+ years of experience performing close/tight tolerance mechanical inspections.
- Ability to read blueprints. Knowledge of GD&T is a plus.
- Technical knowledge and hands-on experience using various measurement equipment.
- Experience with Metal Stamping (Progressive Dies, Single Stroke Dies) and/or Fabrication (Laser Cutting, Turret Punching, Forming, Welding, and Assembly Processes).
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 (Knowledge of IATF 16949 is a plus).
- Strong math skills.
- Strong communication and team-building skills.
- Strong computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- CMM operating experience is a plus.
