Quality Assurance Specialist

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
  
  
  

Position Title: Quality Assurance Specialist

Location: Wilmington, NC

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Contract Molding / Quality Assurance

About The Role

Wilmington Machinery is expanding its molding and assembly operations and implementing new quality processes, including FM-approved product manufacturing. The Quality Assurance Specialist supports day-to-day quality activities such as inspections, documentation control, nonconformance tracking, and FM compliance. This is a hands-on role working closely with molding operators, engineers, and assembly personnel to ensure consistent product quality, proper documentation, and accurate traceability.

No prior FM Approvals experience is required—candidates with ISO, manufacturing quality, or audit experience will have the foundation needed to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

Quality System Support

• Assist in developing and maintaining quality procedures, documentation, and workflows.
• Help build inspection plans, forms, and process controls to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Support document control for drawings, revisions, inspection standards, and quality records.
  
  
  

FM Approvals & Compliance Support

• Support FM production control processes, traceability, and documentation requirements.
• Maintain FM-required records such as inspection data, FM mark logs, and traceability documentation.
• Assist in preparing for FM audits by gathering records, validating documentation, and ensuring readiness.
• Work with internal teams to ensure FM production rules are followed and documented properly.
  
  
  

Day-to-Day Quality Oversight

• Perform receiving, in-process, and final inspections.
• Maintain inspection records, calibration logs, and process verification checklists.
• Identify and segregate nonconforming material; initiate NCRs and support root-cause analysis.
• Help ensure consistent application of quality standards across molding and assembly operations.
  
  
  

Customer & Internal Collaboration

• Support customer documentation needs, including first article inspections and qualification packages.
• Assist with complaint investigations by providing inspection data and documentation.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Molding, and Assembly teams on process improvements and defect resolution.
  
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Help identify trends related to defects, scrap, or process issues.
• Recommend improvements to inspection methods, documentation, or process controls.
• Support training efforts by helping create visual standards or inspection guides.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications (Flexible)

Candidates meeting most of the following are encouraged to apply:

• Experience working in quality within a manufacturing environment (plastics, fabrication, or assembly preferred).
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand dimensional requirements.
• Familiarity with inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges, etc.).
• Understanding of documentation control and nonconformance processes.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
  
  
  

Preferred (Not Required)

• Exposure to ISO 9001, AS9100, IATF 16949, or similar quality systems.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits.
• Familiarity with FM Approvals requirements (traceability, documentation control, production checks).
• Basic understanding of GD&T.
• Experience creating or improving procedures, forms, or workflows.
  
  
  

Why Join Wilmington Machinery?

• Play a critical role in building quality processes for a growing molding and assembly operation.
• Gain experience in FM Approvals, customer qualification packages, and real-world production quality.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Production, and Operations in a hands-on environment.
• Opportunities for skill growth as production volumes and systems expand.