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Quality Control Inspector

Schneider Electric
Buffalo, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 6/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/22/2026
Job Description:
We're looking for a Quality Control Inspector to help us maintain the highest standards of product safety and quality. In this hands-on role, you'll support process controls, conduct audits, and drive improvements that ensure our customers receive exceptional products every time.

This is a first shift position located in Lancaster, NY.

What will you do?
  • Perform process audits and quality checks to ensure manufacturing operations meet rigorous safety and compliance requirements
  • Use root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods to address quality issues and prevent recurrence
  • Support change management for new manufacturing lines and process updates to maintain quality standards
  • Partner with production and cross-functional teams to enhance process robustness and minimize customer-facing quality risks
What are the key skills we are looking for?
  • Quality Strategy — intermediate level; deploying quality culture and standards across manufacturing sites
  • Problem Solving — intermediate level; identifying and resolving quality issues using structured methodologies
  • Five Whys — intermediate level; conducting root cause investigations to prevent recurring defects
  • Change Management — intermediate level; supporting quality assurance during line implementations and process changes
  • PFMEA — intermediate level; assessing potential failure modes to strengthen process design
  • Quality in Manufacturing and Distribution — intermediate level; ensuring compliance throughout the production lifecycle
  • Analytical Thinking — developing level; interpreting data to drive quality improvements
  • Root Cause Analysis — developing level; investigating issues to implement effective corrective actions
What qualifications will make you successful?
  • Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to maintaining high quality standards
  • Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with production teams and cross-functional partners
  • Proactive approach to identifying risks and implementing preventive measures
  • Adaptability to follow established procedures while contributing ideas for continuous improvement
(External) English Qualifications:
What's in it for me?
  • Hands-on role where your work directly impacts product safety and customer satisfaction
  • Collaborative team culture that values precision, learning, and continuous improvement
  • Opportunities to build expertise in quality systems, compliance, and manufacturing excellence
  • Clear career development pathways in a global organization committed to quality
Bring your attention to detail and passion for quality — we're excited to meet you!

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $27 - $38 per hour. In addition, this position is eligible for overtime pay and may also include premium pay or differentials, depending on location.

If you believe this job posting is not compliant with applicable state pay transparency laws in the U.S., please notify the Company as soon as possible upon discovery by completing this form Job Posting Compliance Form.
Local Benefits (English):

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 0 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

(External) English Company Boiler Plate:


Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€40 billion global revenue
9% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries


You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

Salary : $27 - $38

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