Inspector

TenCate Protective Fabrics; Senoia (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

TenCate Protective Fabrics is seeking a full-time Quality Inspector to monitor production lines and ensure fabric quality. The role involves inspecting for defects, repairing fabric where possible, and documenting findings in the quality database.

The position emphasizes safety, accuracy, and teamwork in a plant environment with standard daytime hours and potential overtime. High school diploma or GED is required, and little travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Regular visual inspections and audits on production lines for web uniformity, defects, roll winding, edge alignment.
• Ability to repair fabric defects using tools and cut non-repairable sections as needed.
• Experience maintaining records in quality databases and reports.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular visual inspections and audits along continuous production lines for web uniformity, defects, roll winding, and edge alignment.
• Repairs defects from fabric such as slubs or loose ends using steel pick, scissors, or burling iron. Cut non-repairable defects from fabric, using scissors.
• Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs, summarizing re-work and waste, and inputting data into quality database.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organization Skills

Time Management

Effective Communication

Self-Motivation

Analysis and Evaluation

Data Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conduct regular visual inspections and audits along continuous production lines for web uniformity, defects, roll winding, and edge alignment.
• Repairs defects from fabric such as slubs or loose ends using steel pick, scissors, or burling iron. Cut non-repairable defects from fabric, using scissors.
• Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs, summarizing re-work and waste, and inputting data into quality database.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Competencies

• Attention to Detail
• Organization Skills
• Time Management
• Effective Communication
• Self-Motivation
• Analysis and Evaluation
• Data Management

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a plant environment. The candidate is frequently exposed to noise, dust and moving mechanical parts.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this) and the employee is regularly required to talk, sit, walk, stand (for extended periods of time), and hear. The employee will be required to reach with hands and arms, push, pull and/or lift, climb or balance, kneel and frequently lift to 50 lbs. Repetitive hand actions, including grasping and fine manipulations, is an essential part of the job’s physical demands. The employee must have 20/20 vision or corrected 20/20 vision.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weekend and overtime work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Little to no travel is expected for this position.

Required Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED.

AAP/EEO Statement

TenCate Protective Fabrics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, selection, hiring, training, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and demotion.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.