Assembly Inspector

The Atlas Group; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlas Group is seeking a Quality Assurance Inspector for our Wichita, KS assembly operations. You will perform daily assembly inspections ensuring conformance to design and participate in RCCA activities, NCR generation, and customer-return handling.

This role requires close collaboration with QE teams and cross-functional staff. Responsibilities include real-time floor support for quality issues, containment of stock and WIP, and generation of necessary quality documentation.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED and 1–2 years related experience or equivalent.
• Specialized Training: 3–5 years’ experience in precision sheet metal or assembly shop; First Article Inspection Measurements.
• Work Environment: Lifts up to 50 pounds occasionally; exposure to fumes/airborne particles; loud noise level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily assembly inspection to ensure product adheres to type design.
• Facilitate communication between incoming and downstream internal customers.
• Coordinate containment of stock and WIP during quality investigations.
• Attend QRB meetings supporting QE’s and documented internal issues.
• Provide real time shop floor support for quality investigations and resolutions.
• Work with QEs on customer returns, RCCA, and RCCA documentation.
• Create NCRs and other quality documentation as required.
• Identify known or potential problems and recommend corrective/preventive actions.

Skills

Quality inspection

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Responsible for the coordination of quality activities mainly assembly inspections of varying degree, root cause-corrective actions (RCCA), FAIs, NCRs, and supplier issues. Responsible for internal customer contact in a cross-functional work environment by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily assembly inspection, ensuring product is per type design.

• Understands communication and feedback between incoming and downstream internal customers.

• Coordinates containment of stock and WIP as needed through quality investigations.

• Attends QRB meetings supporting QE’s and internal issues that are tracked and documented.

• Provides real time shop floor support for quality based investigations and resolutions.

• Works with the QEs on customer returns, RMA process, and documentation of the quality portion of the RCCA process.

• Creates NCR’s and other quality documentation as required.

• Identifies any known or potential problems.

• Recommends solutions for known or potential problems throughout the internal audit and/or corrective/preventative action processes.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/oor ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Specialized Training:

• Three to five years’ experience in precision sheet metal, assembly shop environment or equivalent
• First Article Inspection Measurements

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.