Foundry Quality Inspector: End-to-End Visual QA & Release

MetalTek; Watertown (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

MetalTek is seeking an Inspector to support day-to-day foundry quality activities through visual inspection, in-process verification, and QA release support. The role helps ensure products meet internal standards, customer requirements, and production needs before moving to the next operation or shipping.

Key duties include end-to-end inspection, documentation, and collaboration with Quality, Engineering, and Operations to drive containment, corrective actions, and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in foundry, manufacturing, finishing, quality, inspection, or production environment.
• Strong visual inspection skills; identify defects, nonconformances, and process variation.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, drawings, specifications, travelers, and quality documentation.
• Ability to use inspection gauges (calipers, micrometers) and small hand finishing tools.
• Good communication with production, quality, engineering, and operations teams.
• Ability to take ownership, prioritize by production flow, customer needs, and quality impact.
• Computer or data-entry skills for documenting inspection results and quality records.

Responsibilities

• Complete end-to-end visual inspection of product prior to release, movement, rework, or shipment.
• Submit products for review, disposition, approval, or QA release per processes.
• Work with QA clerks to ensure findings, hold points, release activity, and docs are recorded.
• Use specs, drawings, and quality requirements to make inspection decisions; perform corrective finishing as needed.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, and Operations to clarify standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Verify that on-hold/released/scrapped/reworked statuses are handled per procedures.
• Assist with inspection priorities and customer sourcing to maintain shipment schedules.
• Document inspection results and rework findings for decision-making.

Skills

Visual inspection

Quality documentation

Ownership of tasks

Communication

Prioritization

Data entry

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Hand finishing tools

Job description

MetalTek is seeking an Inspector to support day-to-day foundry quality activities through visual inspection, in-process verification, and QA release support. The role helps ensure products meet internal standards, customer requirements, and production needs before moving to the next operation or shipping.

Key duties include end-to-end inspection, documentation, and collaboration with Quality, Engineering, and Operations to drive containment, corrective actions, and on-time delivery.