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QUALITY INSPECTOR

Progressive Metal Mfg Co
Ferndale, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/16/2026

Title: Quality Inspector Reports to: Quality Manager


Duties & Tasks

  • Perform routine quality audits throughout the production facility
  • Perform in-process inspections on production floor, including first-piece and last-piece inspections
  • Perform dimensional layout inspection as required
  • Perform quality-related training for employees
  • Perform receiving inspection and random dock audits
  • Preform calibration activities occasionally to verify specifications
  • Follow all policies and procedures
  • Visit suppliers and customers as required
  • Sort product for quality defects as required
  • Provide back-up coverage for other quality positions as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned by senior quality engineer or quality manager
  • Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)


Skills

  • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
  • Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Problem Solving – Generating alternatives. Evaluating and selecting alternatives. Implementing solutions.
  • Adaptability - change actions, course or approach to doing things to suit a new situation.
  • Desire to Help – Offering your services or resources to make someone’s job easier.

Abilities

  • Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 
  • 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. 
  • Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. 
  • Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. 
  • Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. 
  • Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 
  • 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.
  • Processes and Procedures – The ability to consistently follow processes and procedures to achieve desired results.
  • Team work – The ability to work within a team.
  • Endurance - Ability to stand for long- periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds


Technical Knowledge

  • Familiarity with Windows OS, Keyboard, mouse and scanner.
  • Capable of reading and understanding Blue Prints
  • Basic Reading capability
  • Basic Math capability
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.


Minimum Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to read and analyze part prints.
  • Six (6) months inspection experience in the metal industry.
  • Full understanding of the proper use of measurement devices such as height gages, calipers, micrometers, protractors, pressure gages, etc.





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