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Quality Assurance Inspector

Detroit Engineered Products (DEP)
Aiken, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Inspector position at Detroit Engineered Products (DEP)?

Position Summary

The Quality Assurance Inspector provides quality support to production teams by performing inspections on machined and non-machined components, subassemblies, assemblies, fabrications, and complete systems. This role works under minimal supervision and verifies that all products meet engineering specifications and quality standards. The inspector is responsible for conducting dimensional, visual, surface, and coating inspections, documenting results, and ensuring nonconforming materials are properly recorded and managed. Additional plant duties may be assigned as needed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform dimensional, visual, surface roughness, and paint-thickness inspections.
  • Verify product conformance to engineering drawings, blueprints, work instructions, MIL standards, and quality requirements.
  • Review and interpret 2D and 3D blueprints to apply appropriate inspection criteria.
  • Use precision measurement tools such as surface plates, height gauges, digital calipers, micrometers, pin/ring gauges, and FARO arms.
  • Record inspection results and maintain required forms, reports, and quality documentation.
  • Execute business system transactions including logging nonconforming material and maintaining records in TipQA, Oracle, and EFIR.
  • Maintain inspection equipment and ensure proper handling, calibration, and storage.
  • Work from engineering drawings, sketches, inspection procedures, specifications, technical manuals, and purchase orders to determine accept/reject status.
  • Perform data entry tasks using MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Apply quality-minded decision making, attention to detail, and adherence to written specifications.
  • Support production teams and perform additional plant duties as assigned.

Required Skills

  • Ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D blueprints and apply engineering requirements to inspections.
  • Proficient use of precision measuring equipment (surface plates, height gauges, digital calipers, micrometers, FARO arm, pin and ring gauges, etc.).
  • Ability to perform system transactions for nonconforming material and use TipQA, Oracle, and EFIR.
  • Basic computer skills for data entry using MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to apply written specifications and quality standards to components.
  • Understanding of decimal and fractional measurement systems.
  • Knowledge of welding processes, weld symbols, and interpretation of weld drawings.

Preferred Skills

  • Ensuring assemblies meet blueprint and MIL-standard quality requirements.
  • Preparing and maintaining inspection forms, logs, and quality files.
  • Experience maintaining inspection tools and measuring instruments.
  • Ability to record accurate disposition decisions (Accept/Reject) in applicable databases.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Required Experience

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a Quality Inspector or Quality Auditor role.

Education

  • Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Additional Requirements

  • Drug Screening: Yes
  • Background Check: Yes

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.29 - $25.75 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $26

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