Day in the Life: Dimensional Quality Inspector — Smithville, TN 37166

When you arrive at our Smithville facility, you become the last line of defense between a great product and a returned shipment. With a metrology mindset and a sharp eye, you’ll verify that every component and finished good aligns with the standards our customers expect.

What You’ll Do

• Examine raw materials, in-process parts, and finished products to verify compliance with established quality criteria.
• Record inspection outcomes with accuracy, maintaining thorough logs and traceable documentation.
• Detect nonconformances and defects, and escalate findings promptly.
• Partner with production teams to implement corrective and preventive actions that resolve root causes.
• Help create, refine, and roll out quality control procedures and SOPs.
• Participate in internal audits and support continuous improvement projects.
• Keep current with industry standards and best practices in quality assurance.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent; QA-related certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience as a quality inspector or similar role in manufacturing.
• Exceptional attention to detail paired with strong analytical abilities.
• Working knowledge of quality methodologies, standards, and SOPs.
• Comfort working independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Clear, professional communication skills, verbal and written.
• Hands-on proficiency with inspection instruments and gauges.

Your Toolkit & Expertise

• Quality inspection know-how; precision measurement and inspection
• Troubleshooting and quality control data analysis
• SOP creation/use and visual inspection aids
• Blueprint reading and tape measure proficiency
• Experience in a manufacturing setting
• Shipping and receiving; warehouse operations
• Loading/unloading vehicles; heavy material handling
• Sealing/caulking; truck operations and load securement

Tools You’ll Use

• Measurement gauges
• Calipers and micrometers

If precision, ownership, and quality excellence are second nature to you, we’d love to meet you in Smithville, TN 37166.