QA Inspector

Fives; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives in India seeks a Quality Inspector to identify quality issues, non-conformities, and support root-cause analysis across manufacturing. You will inspect incoming materials, read drawings, and ensure compliance with ITPs and standards.

The role involves coordinating with production, engineering, procurement, and vendors, performing and coordinating NDT (VT, PT, MT, UT, RT) as per procedures, and maintaining quality records to support delivery schedules.

Qualifications

• Reading engineering drawings and quality documentation.
• Knowledge of NDT methods (VT, PT, MT, UT, RT) per procedures.
• Ability to coordinate with production, engineering, procurement and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Identify quality issues, non-conformities and support root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure inspection activities follow approved drawings, ITPs, procedures and applicable codes and standards.
• Continuously improve inspection practices and quality control processes.
• Inspect incoming raw materials and read/interpret quality documents.
• Carry out visual and dimensional inspections of components and assemblies.
• Perform and coordinate NDT activities per procedures and standards.
• Inspect welding, fabrication, machining, assembly, surface prep and painting activities.
• Verify material certificates, inspection/test reports and other quality documents.
• Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Maintain inspection records and reports.
• Support inspections at vendor locations as required.

Skills

Drawings interpretation

NDT techniques

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Coordination with teams

Job description

• Identify quality issues, non-conformities and recurring defects and support root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure inspection activities are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, inspection and test plans (ITPs), procedures and applicable codes and standards.
• Continuously improve inspection practices and quality control processes.
• Stay updated with applicable inspection standards, NDT techniques, welding requirements and manufacturing quality practices.
• Inspect incoming raw materials such as slabs, plates, round bars, forged items, cast items and other manufactured components.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, inspection procedures and quality documentation.
• Carry out visual inspection and dimensional inspection of components and assemblies.
• Perform and/or coordinate NDT activities including VT, PT, MT, UT and RT as per approved procedures and applicable standards.
• Inspect welding and fabrication activities, including fit-up, welding parameters, weld appearance and final weld quality.
• Monitor machining activities and verify dimensional accuracy against approved drawings and specifications.
• Inspect assembly activities and ensure components are assembled according to approved drawings and requirements.
• Inspect surface preparation and painting activities, including surface condition, coating application and related quality requirements.
• Verify material certificates, inspection reports, test reports and other quality documentation.
• Identify and report non-conformities and follow up on corrective actions.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, procurement, suppliers and subcontractors to resolve quality-related issues.
• Monitor manufacturing progress and support expediting activities to ensure inspection milestones and delivery schedules are maintained.
• Maintain inspection records, NDT reports, quality documentation and other relevant reports.
• Support inspection activities at vendor/manufacturer locations and project sites as required.
• Basic understanding of process line equipment and related manufacturing activities.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to coordinate with internal teams, suppliers, customers and third-party inspection agencies.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, production and quality teams to resolve inspection and quality issues.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors regarding inspection requirements, quality concerns and corrective actions.
• Support cross-functional teams in identifying manufacturing risks and ensuring compliance with project quality requirements.