Quality Engineer/Quality inspector

Orcapod Consulting Services; Mangaluru, Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Orcapod Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Inspector to oversee source inspections, verify conformity to drawings and ITPs, and liaise with suppliers to ensure quality.

You will document findings, prepare reports, manage NCRs, and escalate critical issues affecting safety, reliability, or delivery, ensuring compliance across the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Perform source inspections at supplier and sub-supplier facilities to verify product conformity and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Conduct receiving, in-process, final, and pre-shipment inspections of materials, fabricated components, assemblies, and finished products against drawings, specifications, purchase orders, and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Verify calibration status, condition, and suitability of inspection, measuring, and test equipment used during manufacturing and inspection activities.
• Review manufacturing and quality records including material certificates, inspection reports, NDE records, certificates of conformity, and traceability documentation.
• Monitor supplier manufacturing processes and inspection activities, identifying quality risks, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Participate in supplier pre-production, kick-off, and quality review meetings to ensure inspection requirements and quality expectations are clearly communicated.
• Document inspection findings accurately, prepare detailed inspection reports, and communicate inspection status and quality concerns to internal and external stakeholders.
• Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), verify supplier corrective and preventive actions, and escalate significant quality concerns that may impact safety, reliability, delivery, or customer satisfaction.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Perform source inspections at supplier and sub-supplier facilities to verify product conformity and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Conduct receiving, in-process, final, and pre-shipment inspections of materials, fabricated components, assemblies, and finished products against drawings, specifications, purchase orders, and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Verify calibration status, condition, and suitability of inspection, measuring, and test equipment used during manufacturing and inspection activities.
• Review manufacturing and quality records including material certificates, inspection reports, NDE records, certificates of conformity, and traceability documentation.
• Monitor supplier manufacturing processes and inspection activities, identifying quality risks, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Participate in supplier pre-production, kick-off, and quality review meetings to ensure inspection requirements and quality expectations are clearly communicated.
• Document inspection findings accurately, prepare detailed inspection reports, and communicate inspection status and quality concerns to internal and external stakeholders.
• Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), verify supplier corrective and preventive actions, and **escalate** significant quality concerns that may impact safety, reliability, delivery, or customer satisfaction.