Job Summary

As a Machine Shop Quality Control Inspector, you will be responsible for ensuring products produced by the Mid-State Machine Shop meet customer and/or standard specifications by developing, implementing, and executing proven quality practices and systems as well as providing documentation and trending analysis to management.

Essential Duties

• Organize, develop and institute job specific Quality Control plans.
• Ability to use inspection equipment capable of measuring .0001'.
• Inspect outsourced parts.
• Process first article inspection documentation.
• Review all rejected or parts in question.
• Maintain inspection history of completed projects and trending metrics.
• Determine inspection equipment needs and notify management.
• Maintain record of non-conforming material.
• Maintain calibration and control records for precision metrology tools.
• Assist with the documentation of calibration tools and records.
• Assist with the creation and implementation of inspection procedures.
• Perform vendor audits as required.
• Ensure inspections and delivery are performed in a timely manner.

Skills & Qualifications

• Employee must be capable of performing skilled labor for up to 12 hours a day.
• Mechanical knowledge of fits and mating parts is a plus.
• Must be knowledgeable and capable of working in confined spaces, on elevated surfaces and on scaffolding, climbing ladders, aerial manlifts, on, in, and around lathes, horizontal and vertical milling machines, vertical turning lathes, and grinders
• Must be dependable and operate with a high-level of integrity.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Strong blueprint reading skills.
• Excellent verbal, writing, and communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, especially in Microsoft Office Word in Excel, generating reports and analysis.
• Working knowledge in all inspection equipment (i.e.: caliper, micrometer, bore gage, height gage, profilometer, hardness tester, etc.)
• Able to use both metric and standard systems of measurement.

Other Information

• This is a non-exempt position; overtime will be paid as required by law.
• This position reports to the Machine Shop Superintendent.
• Mid-State is proud to offer benefits to all of its full-time employees. Benefits available include; Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life and AD&D Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k), Vacation, Holiday pay, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Physical Requirements / Working Environment

• Location is at 2730 Mine and Mill Road, Lakeland, FL.
• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work vary (Monday - Sunday with some overnight work) and overtime is frequently required.
• Working environment is often times in harsh elements (hot / humid and/or cold temperatures, rain, etc.) Industrial environments often have exposure to hazardous chemicals, moving heavy equipment, and other safety-sensitive hazards / risks. Must always be alert and able to safely perform the essential duties of the job without risking harm to oneself or others.
• While performing the duties of this job, you will:
  • Frequently perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
  • Frequently use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving materials, and manipulating things.

Other physical requirements include;

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Multi-limb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 100 pounds.
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Auditory Attention - The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

• Mid-State maintains a firm commitment in providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and quality services to its clients. Mid-State is a drug-free workplace. Must be able to pass a post-offer / pre-placement drug screen and job-related employment physicals. Must also submit to a post-offer / pre-employment background check that verifies criminal history.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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