Job Purpose

The Quality Assurance Inspector shall support the Quality/Engineering Department(s) by assisting in the reduction of manufacturing and vendor inefficiencies through the product testing and inspection to conformance of company standard engineering and quality requirements. Hours are 11:30am to 7:30pm Monday to Friday, weekends as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Needs to help promote safe work environment and meet Plant Safety goals and ensure SEAL requirements are effectively executed.
• Ability to read & understand Spec. sheet (Windchill database system – ECN’s, blueprints [drawings], and Engineering Specifications) and use SAP system and verify the parts required prior to inspection.
• Inform managers/supervisors of any part or equipment defects to ensure prompt response to the concern / problem.
• Review internal processes and procedures using audit results to correct operating issues, customer concerns, and reduce cost of failures.
• Support personnel to ensure the attainment of goals set for overall quality/customer initiatives with a focus on Quality Assurance/Control initiatives.
• Maintains inspection, measuring and test equipment in accordance with documented procedures, calibration.
• Maintains records for products/raw material audits, calibrations, and nonconforming products through the use of computer software & database programs.
• Coordinate quality issues from the beginning to full completion with appropriate personnel.
• Conduct daily Process / Product Audit(s), key in the audit findings into a computer program and report out finding(s)/results.
• Support & help train personnel with QMS requirements.
• Maintain HQMS system.
• Update Quality documents as needed. Document Control knowledge is a plus.
• Establish/ drive continuous improvements projects/processes.
• Will be expected to perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must pass criminal background check and drug testing. Education and/or Experience

• Participation in monthly plant safety meetings
• Candidate must be able to work in a team environment & willing to help others succeed.
• Ability to accurately use measurement devices such as calipers, tape measures, and weight scales.
• Candidate must be able to work independently
• Superior organization and attention to detail
• Advanced mathematical and analytical problem solving skills.
• Strong QA lab skills, hand dexterity and proficiency with precision equipment
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Solid familiarity with computers, good command of Microsoft Word and Excel, and the ability to use databases.
• Good mechanical aptitude
• Must be able to spend long periods of shifts standing, squatting, bending, and walking.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs

Physical Demands

· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to see, stand, talk, walk, hear, reach with hands and arms, stoop, and bend. The employee must regularly lift and/or move more than 25 pounds and occasionally must lift and/or move over 50 pounds.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be trained and certified to operate a forklift.

Working Conditions

· The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work overtime and weekends as well as some irregular hours.

· The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold and extreme heat.

· The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration.

· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.25 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Work Location: In person