Quality Control Inspector

POSITION SUMMARY

The Quality Control Inspector will be responsible for ensuring the products meet established quality standards and specifications. This position will involve performing various inspections, tests, and analyses throughout the production process to identify and address any deviations from quality standards. The objective will be to maintain high-quality standards and compliance with regulatory requirements, contributing to customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Perform incoming and in-process inspection.
• Work with production personnel to ensure production and shipment of quality products
• Knowledge of all production processes and their associated standards.
• Perform in-process and end-of-the-line product inspections and document findings in the database.
• Maintaining and improving quality inspection processes.
• Maintain calibration system, write work instructions, assist in training, and implement action plans towards achieving established IATF quality objectives and business goals.
• Use standard measuring equipment.

• Differentiate between critical and non-critical dimensions and specifications on technical specifications.
• Communicate with Quality Manager and line supervision when there are findings to determine levels of risk.

• Work with production personnel to ensure production and shipment of quality products.
• Maintaining and improving quality inspection processes.
• Maintain calibration system, write work instructions, assist in training, and implement action plans towards achieving established IATF quality objectives and business goals.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree preferred
• 3-5 years manufacturing experience preferred.
• 2 years IATF experience, QA, Lean, and ISO experience preferred.

Required Licenses

• None.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Skilled in metrology.
• Skilled in auditing.
• Skilled in inspecting.
• Ability to read a tape measure.

Travel

• None.

COMPETENCIES

• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Individual Contributor: working team member with no oversight of others and no management responsibilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects up to 55 pounds as a team lift.

Physical Activities

• This position is subject to the following physical activities: kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, and hearing.

Visual Acuity

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Working Conditions

• The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including heat, noise, vibration, and hazards from a production-based environment.