Bilingual -Quality Inspector

Worthington Enterprises; Closter (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Enterprises is seeking a Bilingual Quality Control Technician for 2nd shift (2 PM - 11 PM, Mon-Fri) in New Jersey. You will perform inspections, support production during startup and changes, and document nonconforming material to prevent shipments.

Must be bilingual in Spanish and have a high school diploma or GED. You will enter quality records, assist with root-cause investigations, verify labeling and packaging, and help ensure customer requirements are met before materials move

Qualifications

• Must be bilingual in Spanish and able to communicate clearly.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to speak up when something looks incorrect.
• Ability to follow written procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, and customer requirements.
• Basic math skills including measurements, tolerances, counts and percentages.
• Ability to use or learn common inspection tools such as tape measures, calipers, gauges, fixtures, scales, or other measuring equipment.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office/Excel and ability to learn ERP, inventory, quality, and reporting systems.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production and warehouse teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform product inspections, audits, and quality checks using work instructions and specifications.
• Support production during startup, in-process checks, changeovers, and final verification activities.
• Identify, tag, segregate, and document nonconforming material to prevent unintended use or shipment.
• Enter and maintain accurate quality records including inspection results, scrap, rework, and customer claims.
• Collect and document quality samples and inspection data including SPC data where required.
• Support root-cause and corrective-action investigations by gathering facts and information.
• Verify labels, packaging, counts, and customer-specific requirements before material moves forward.
• Support supplier and receiving quality activities by documenting incoming material concerns and claim information.
• Check measuring and testing equipment is identified and acceptable for use before inspections.
• Escalate equipment concerns such as damaged tools or calibration issues.
• Communicate quality concerns clearly and respectfully with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Quality teams.
• Help reinforce quality standards on the floor and promote a culture of early issue reporting.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Follow procedures

Basic math

MS Office/Excel

ERP systems (learn)

Team collaboration

On-floor work

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Tape measures

Calipers

Gauges

Fixtures

Scales

Job description

Join our team as a Bilingual Quality Control Technician. In this role, you will help protect our customers by verifying product quality, supporting production teams, documenting nonconforming material, and helping the site identify and correct quality issues before they move forward.

This is an entry-level role within a Quality Technician career path. The right candidate will be detail-oriented, comfortable working on the production floor, willing to ask questions, and able to communicate clearly when something does not look right.

Shift Available:

• 2nd Shift -3PM to 11PM - Monday to Friday

Pay range is $20 to $24 /hour, based on experience.

What You’ll Do

• Perform product inspections, audits, and quality checks using work instructions, product specifications, drawings, customer requirements, and visual standards.
• Support production during startup, in-process checks, changeovers, and final verification activities.
• Identify, tag, segregate, and document nonconforming material to prevent unintended use or shipment.
• Enter and maintain accurate quality records, including inspection results, scrap, rework, rejected material, customer claims, supplier concerns, and corrective action information.
• Collect and document quality samples and inspection data, including SPC data where required.
• Support root-cause and corrective-action investigations by gathering facts, photos, quantities, part numbers, supplier/lot/tag information, and inspection results.
• Verify labels, packaging, counts, and customer-specific requirements before material moves forward.
• Support supplier and receiving quality activities by helping document incoming material concerns and claim information.
• Check that measuring and testing equipment is identified and acceptable for use before inspections are performed.
• Escalate equipment concerns, including damaged tools, missing calibration identification, expired calibration status, or equipment being used outside its intended purpose.
• Communicate quality concerns clearly and respectfully with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, and other support teams.
• Help reinforce quality standards on the floor and support a culture where concerns are raised early.

What We’re Looking For

• Bilingual in Spanish - MUST
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to speak up when something does not look correct.
• Ability to follow written procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, and customer requirements.
• Basic math skills, including measurements, tolerances, counts, and percentages.
• Ability to use or learn common inspection tools such as tape measures, calipers, gauges, fixtures, scales, or other measuring equipment.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office/Excel and ability to learn ERP, inventory, quality, and reporting systems.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production and warehouse teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to document issues accurately and completely.

Preferred Experience

• Previous manufacturing, warehouse, inspection, auditing, or quality experience.
• Experience with metal products, fabrication, welding, roll forming, stamping, assembly, or HVAC/building products.
• Exposure to SPC, quality data collection, or trend tracking.
• Experience with ERP, MES, inventory, or quality management systems.
• Basic understanding of nonconforming material control, quarantine, corrective action, supplier quality, or customer claims.
• Quality Technician certification, manufacturing quality training, or similar coursework.
• Basic knowledge of quality systems such as ISO/IATF-style procedures is helpful but not required.
• Basic blueprint, drawing, or product specification reading experience is a plus.

This role is part of a Quality Technician career path. As you build experience, you may grow into higher-level responsibilities involving advanced inspection, supplier/customer quality support, SPC analysis, audits, corrective actions, and quality system improvements.

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

Successful Quality Control Technicians are curious, consistent, and willing to act. They do not just inspect product—they help prevent defects from moving forward. They are comfortable working with people on the floor, documenting facts clearly, and raising concerns early so the team can respond before the customer is impacted.

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• 2do Turno -3PM to 11PM Lunes a Viernes

Our Company is proud to have a dynamic and inclusive workforce where employees are empowered to innovate, thrive and grow. We believe that each employee’s unique strengths contribute to the success of our organization. This belief extends to how we consider our job applicants. Your talents may align with this positionor other opportunities within our organization.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the application and hiring process. If you are interested in employment with Worthington Enterprises and need an accommodation or assistance using the careers website, please contact [e-mail].

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE: WOR) is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help improve everyday life by elevating spaces and experiences. The Company operates with two primary business units: Building Productsand Consumer Products.

The Building Products segment includes cooking, heating, cooling and water solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The Consumer Products segment provides solutions for the tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories. Product brands within the Worthington Enterprises portfolio include Balloon Time®, Bernzomatic®, Coleman® (propane cylinders), CoMet®, Elgen, Garden Weasel®, General®, HALO™, Hawkeye™, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, NEXI™, Pactool International®, PowerCore™, Ragasco®, Well-X-Trol® and XLite™, among others.

Founded in 1955 as Worthington Industries, Worthington Enterprises follows a people-first Philosophy with earning money for its shareholders as its first corporate goal. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Enterprises and its joint ventures employ approximately 6,000 people throughout North America and Europe.