What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quality Inspector position at W3Global?
Join a growing manufacturing team as a Senior Quality Inspector responsible for ensuring high standards of product quality through detailed inspection and documentation. This is a hands-on role for an experienced inspector who is confident with precision measurement, prints, and formal quality systems in a fast-paced production environment.
Role Overview
The Senior Quality Inspector performs receiving, in-process, and final inspections on precision components and assemblies to verify conformance with specifications, drawings, and applicable quality standards. This position requires strong knowledge of inspection tools, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and disciplined record-keeping within a regulated quality system.
Key Responsibilities
Role Overview
The Senior Quality Inspector performs receiving, in-process, and final inspections on precision components and assemblies to verify conformance with specifications, drawings, and applicable quality standards. This position requires strong knowledge of inspection tools, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and disciplined record-keeping within a regulated quality system.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform first article, in-process, final, and incoming inspections of machined, sheet metal, and assembled parts to meet applicable requirements and customer expectations.
- Verify dimensions, tolerances, and key features using standard metrology tools (micrometers, calipers, height gauges, surface plates, and CMM equipment).
- Review drawings and manufacturing/inspection documentation to determine required checks, then generate and maintain accurate inspection records and quality certificates.
- Document inspection results and nonconformances, support root cause and corrective actions, and participate in material review and disposition decisions.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and engineering to resolve quality concerns, train less experienced staff on inspection practices, and support audits, continuous improvement, and basic calibration verification.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Additional coursework or certification in quality or inspection is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience inspecting parts in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of inspection practices within a formal quality management system (such as AS9100 or ISO 9001).
- Able to interpret complex engineering drawings and GD&T.
- Skilled in using standard hand measuring tools; familiarity with CMM operation or programming is advantageous.
- Comfortable working within electronic quality or ERP systems for entering and reviewing inspection data.
- Experience working under a structured quality system in a regulated manufacturing setting.
- Exposure to CMM Programming is preferred
- Knowledge of special process verification or quality certifications is beneficial.
- Professional inspection or quality certification (e.g., Certified Quality Inspector) is a plus.
- Frequent standing and walking on the production floor.
- Regular lifting and handling of parts or materials up to approximately 35 lbs.
- Routine use of inspection tools at benches, surface plates, and CMM stations.