Quality Inspector

Summary

Under the direction of the Quality Manager, the Quality Inspector is responsible for performing inspections on manufactured products during all stages of production and completes final inspections before shipment. The Quality Inspector may also inspect incoming materials for accuracy and defects.   This position will ensure that products meet engineering standards and customer quality expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities                                                                                           

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Inspect products at various stages of production to ensure all shop floor quality checks are complete
• Input information into the QC software
• Ensure all in-process inspection documentation is signed and in order
• Discuss quality issues with the production leads and supervisors to resolve issues timely
• Participates in root cause analysis
• Prepares and analyzes incident reports
• Participates in quality related training programs
• Prepare vendor audit paperwork
• Prepare internal audits
• Work schedule may cross shifts to ensure common practice
• Inter-plant travel for knowledge sharing and coverage
• Travel to vendors and company facilities to perform in-process inspections

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in steel fabrication or relevant industry
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a quality role
• Knowledge of welding and weld inspection
• Previous experience in an ISO quality system
• Understanding of quality systems and processes, to include root cause analysis
• Ability to identify process issues and offer solutions
• Ability to identify manufacturing issues and offer solutions
• Knowledge of ASNT – SC1/ASQ inspection processes preferred
• Must be committed to quality
• Ability to work in a cross-function team environment

Education and/or Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Post high school education or a technical degree or certificate is preferred
• 1-3 experience in a manufacturing setting required
• Familiarity with the Steel industry highly preferred.

Other Skills 

• Excel skills preferred 
• Microsoft Office
• Ability to solve problems professionally and independently, in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities and competing deadlines 
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational, time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Language Skills

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.   Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requires the use of hearing protection and hair restraints when in the plant. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach above shoulders; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.