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Quality Sheet Metal Inspector

Stoughton Trailers
Stoughton, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/10/2026 CLOSED ON 7/9/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Sheet Metal Inspector position at Stoughton Trailers?

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for adherence to the Cardinal Rules of Safety.
  • Read and interpret inspection procedures, blueprints, engineering drawings, tolerances and specifications and apply requirements in sheet metal inspection activities.
  • Select and use measurement gages to verify quality characteristics, both variables and attributes, and evaluate results to determine conformance to drawing/blueprint specifications.
  • Lead efforts to assist teams with assigned inspection and measurement activities on the sheet metal fab production floor to support problem identification, containment, and resolution.
  • Interpret component blueprints/drawings and apply requirements in First Article Inspection (FAI) and any assigned PPAP sample inspection activities.
  • Complete assigned inspection tasks that include continuous and/or lot-by-lot sampling inspection, random part sampling audits, First Piece Inspection (FPI).
  • Escalate, alert rapidly any Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) miss, nonconformances and observed quality issues to operators, leads, supervisors, managers.
  • Provide adequate support to operations in necessary sorting, inspection, containment, and segregation of non-conforming material from production inventory.
  • Actively document and update actions on quality issues with supporting documentation and feedback.
  • Support and actively participate in Quality Management System (QMS) audit activities as and when required.

Qualifications:

  • Education:
    • HS Diploma required with Quality inspection work experience in fabrication, sheet metal manufacturing operations.
  • Licenses/Certifications:
    • N/A
  • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
    • Basic HS math knowledge/skills, comfortable with numbers, data.
    • Demonstrated understanding, knowledge and proven experience in performing measurement, in-process quality inspection of fabricated sheet metal parts.
    • Proven experience in the use and application of measurement gages/instruments such as vernier calipers, micrometers, other quality inspection and measurement instruments.
    • Problem solving aptitude, knowledge in FAI, FPI, ISIR, and blueprint reading.
  • Core Competencies:
    • Persistent and tenacious in follow up and follow through to track, monitor and close out issues taking all to the finish line.
    • Move with a high sense of urgency, bias for action, drive for results, process critical reasoning/thinking skills.
    • Self-motivated, confident, energetic, proactive.
    • Well organized, self-starter and a team player both as a member and leader.
    • Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
    • Good oral and written communications skills, interpersonal behavioral skills.
    • Proficient in computer skills including MS Excel spreadsheets, use of tablets for data collection/tracking.


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Stoughton Trailers is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer

Stoughton Trailers provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stoughton Trailers complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Stoughton Trailers expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Stoughton Trailers employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

 

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