Inspector

Kent Moore Cabinets; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, TX is seeking an Inspector to ensure cabinets and components meet design and quality specifications. You will use independent judgment to accept or reject items and implement corrective actions.

The role emphasizes maintaining quality standards, reducing defects, and collaborating with production teams to sustain high product quality in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must know product standards and specifications.
• Ability to use technological instruments (i.e., palm pilot, scanner).
• Proficiency with a tape measure.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and discretion in decision-making.
• Leadership experience or ability.
• Ability to role model All-Star values.
• Knowledge of cabinetry and/or wood products.

Responsibilities

• Promote awareness of quality standards throughout all manufacturing areas.
• Teach, advise, and instruct production and inspection of personnel on quality standards.
• Inspect for quality defects against known standards and specs.
• Inspect for undefined or unknown quality defects.
• Investigate quality defects and determine the cause, and work with Team Leaders and operators to correct problems.
• Track product defects for statistical control purposes.
• Authority to halt production in the case of serious quality defects (requires independent judgment).
• Assist in establishing quality standards, inspections methodology, and inspection procedures for maintaining high standards of product quality.
• Maintain no more than a 0.1% reject rate per workday.
• All other duties and responsibilities assigned by team leader and supervisor

Skills

Independent judgment

Leadership ability

All-Star values

Cabinetry knowledge

Tape measure proficiency

Product standards knowledge

Tech instrument use

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Palm Pilot

Scanner

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Fountain Avenue Plant - Bryan, TX 77801

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $20.00 - $21.50 Hourly

Job Shift: Day

Job Summary

Responsible for inspecting cabinets and their components to ensure all production meets product design and quality specifications and standards in order to meet customer expectations. The inspector uses independent judgment and discretion in making determinations of acceptance or rejection and follow up corrections.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote an awareness of quality standards throughout all manufacturing areas.
• Teach, advise, and instruct production and inspection of personnel on quality standards.
• Inspect for quality defects against known standards and specs.
• Inspect for undefined or unknown quality defects.
• Investigate quality defects and determine the cause, and work with Team Leaders and operators to correct problems.
• Track product defects for statistical control purposes.
• Authority to halt production in the case of serious quality defects (requires independent judgment).
• Assist in establishing quality standards, inspections methodology, and inspection procedures for maintaining high standards of product quality.
• Maintain no more than a 0.1% reject rate per workday.
• All other duties and responsibilities assigned by team leader and supervisor

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must know product standards and specifications.
• Ability to use technological instruments (i.e., palm pilot, scanner).
• Proficiency with a tape measure.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and discretion in decision-making.
• Leadership experience or ability.
• Ability to role model All-Star values.
• Knowledge of cabinetry and/or wood products.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Stand and walk up to eight hours per day on concrete surfaces.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and transport in excess of twenty-five pounds frequently and repetitively for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequently bend, stoop, reach grasps, twist, push, and pull items which range in excess of twenty-five pounds.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with management and coworkers by phone or in-person.
• Must be mentally alert and capable of remembering oral instructions and routine tasks.
• Must be able to type or use a palm pilot.
• Must be able to withstand fluctuations in temperature and environmental fluctuations.
• Must be able to work the required daily and weekly work hours as determined by the schedule.
• Good attendance and punctuality are necessary.
• Must exemplify through appearance and behavior the company’s image of excellence.
• Must be alert and able to identify and respond to a hazard by either reporting it immediately, or by taking corrective measures if directed.

Exertion Requirements (Heavy)

• Pushing: 10 - 20 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Constantly
• Pushing: 25 - 50 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Frequently
• Pushing: 50 - 100 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Up to Frequently
• Pulling: 10 - 20 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Constantly
• Pulling: 25 - 50 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Frequently
• Pulling: 50 - 100 lbs. of force to initiate and/or maintain - Up to Frequently
• Lifting: 10 - 20 lbs. - Constantly
• Lifting: 25 - 50 lbs. - Frequently
• Lifting: 50 - 100 lbs. - Up to Frequently
• Carrying: 10 - 20 lbs. - Constantly
• Carrying: 25 - 50 lbs. - Frequently
• Carrying: 50 - 100 lbs. - Up to Frequently

Sensory Requirements (Heavy)

• Hearing - Corrected to detect a minimum amplitude of 65 dB(A) for normal speaking voice at a distance of three feet.
• Vision - Corrected to 20/40
• Color Discrimination - n/a
• Taste - n/a
• Smell - n/a
• Talk - Talking with a normal voice approximates to sound pressure level 65 dB(A)

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must know product standards and specifications.
• Ability to use technological instruments (i.e., palm pilot, scanner).
• Proficiency with a tape measure.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and discretion in decision-making.
• Leadership experience or ability.
• Ability to role model All-Star values.
• Knowledge of cabinetry and/or wood products.