Inspector

RBC Bearings; Middlebury (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC Bearings in Connecticut is seeking a Quality Inspector/Receiving associate to unload, inspect, and verify incoming parts, using calipers and micrometers with AS400 ERP for data entry.

You will maintain traceability, prepare shipments, and ensure compliance with engineering drawings and customer specs, with a focus on accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years in manufacturing, quality inspection, warehouse, shipping, or receiving.
• Experience with mechanical components or bearings preferred.
• Experience using ERP systems such as AS400 preferred.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and inspection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate handling equipment and unload/transport products.
• Verify quantities against packing slips and POs.
• Perform quality inspection with calipers, micrometers, and other tools.
• Record inspection results and maintain records in ERP system.
• Prepare shipments including packaging and labeling for customers.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work area.

Skills

Engineering drawings

Precision measuring

Data entry

Independent work

Quality awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AS400

Job description

• Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other handling equipment to unload and transport products throughout the facility.
• Organize and stage incoming products by family and customers.
• Verify received quantities against packing slips, purchase orders, and shipping documentation.
• Process receiving transactions within the AS400 system and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Select representative samples from incoming orders for inspection in accordance with company procedures and inspection plans.
• Perform quality inspection using calipers, micrometers, plug gages, thread gages, pin gages, and other appropriate inspection tools.
• Verify product dimensions, thread characteristics, part markings, and other engineering requirements.
• Review certifications and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with engineering drawings and customer specifications, including:
• Material certifications
• Heat treatment certifications
• Plating and coating certifications
• Special process certifications
• Supplier quality documentation
• Record inspection results and maintain inspection records in company systems and databases.
• Generate inspection reports, receiving documentation, shipping records, and other forms as required.
• Communicate quality concerns, discrepancies, and non-conformances to Engineering, and Quality personnel.
• Repackage inspected products and maintain product identification and traceability throughout the inspection process.
• Prepare customer shipments by packaging, labeling, and verifying parts for shipment.
• Build and secure pallets or skids for outbound shipments.
• Coordinate shipments with carriers and ensure shipping documentation is complete and accurate.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment in accordance with company procedures and safety requirements.
  

Essential Functions Of The Job

• Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other handling equipment to unload and transport products throughout the facility.
• Organize and stage incoming products by family and customers.
• Verify received quantities against packing slips, purchase orders, and shipping documentation.
• Process receiving transactions within the AS400 system and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Select representative samples from incoming orders for inspection in accordance with company procedures and inspection plans.
• Perform quality inspection using calipers, micrometers, plug gages, thread gages, pin gages, and other appropriate inspection tools.
• Verify product dimensions, thread characteristics, part markings, and other engineering requirements.
• Review certifications and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with engineering drawings and customer specifications, including:
• Material certifications
• Heat treatment certificates
• Plating and coating certifications
• Special process certifications
• Supplier quality documentation
• Record inspection results and maintain inspection records in company systems and databases.
• Generate inspection reports, receiving documentation, shipping records, and other forms as required.
• Communicate quality concerns, discrepancies, and non-conformances to Engineering, and Quality personnel.
• Repackage inspected products and maintain product identification and traceability throughout the inspection process.
• Prepare customer shipments by packaging, labeling, and verifying parts for shipment.
• Build and secure pallets or skids for outbound shipments.
• Coordinate shipments with carriers and ensure shipping documentation is complete and accurate.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment in accordance with company procedures and safety requirements.
  

Job Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in a manufacturing, quality inspection, warehouse, shipping, or receiving environment.
• Experience working with mechanical components, or bearings preferred.
• Experience using ERP systems such as AS400 preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Ability to use precision measuring instruments and inspection tools.
• Ability to review certifications and verify compliance to engineering and customer requirements.
• Proficient computer skills including data entry and use of ERP systems.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.