What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Inspector position at Smith & Richardson?
General Description:
To facilitate knowledge and understanding of the S&R quality system by; assists all employees in meeting its requirements, performing First Article, in-process and final inspections of products, conducting audits, and monitoring calibration of measurement tools.
Responsibilities:
- Process Control (70%)
- Perform process capability studies and PPAP/ISIR related activities
- Collect data to establish or revise workmanship standards
- Assist employees and supervisors to fill-in quality forms and determine disposition of non-conforming product
- Develop databases for various quality projects
- Make recommendations for long-range quality system or process improvements
- Perform first piece, in-process and final inspections as requested
- Coordinate Quality System paperwork
- Process Monitoring (10%)
- Collect, format information, analyze recorded charts, and provide summary analysis to appropriate managers
- Report nonconforming material
- Organize quality documents and customer files
- Assist employees in proper measurement methods
- Schedule and control calibration of all inspection tools (10%)
- Perform in-house calibration of all micrometers, calipers and miscellaneous gages
- Initiate and coordinate outside calibration of instruments as required by schedule
- Participate in vendor certification to eliminate incoming inspection when applicable
- Act as an auditor for internal quality audits (5%)
- Write customer correspondences when applicable (5%)
- Other duties as required
Minimum Educational Qualifications:
- High school degree or equivalent
Other Skills:
- Related mechanical experience
- Reading technical drawings or procedures
- Basic math
- Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Salary : $18 - $23