MRU Quality Inspector-Lead

Trinity Structural Towers; Wood River (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Quality Assurance Lead, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring product excellence. This position offers a unique opportunity for individuals who thrive on challenges and are dedicated to quality. You will conduct inspections, utilize advanced testing techniques, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise will help maintain high standards in railcar manufacturing, contributing to the essential goods that drive our economy. If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, with knowledge of inspection tools.
• Experience in railcar quality inspection and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality control testing and inspections to ensure product standards.
• Maintain records and assist with quality control reports and systems.

Skills

Quality Control Testing

Inspection Tools Proficiency

Non-Destructive Testing

Data Analysis

Safety Compliance

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Ultrasound Equipment

Radiography Equipment

Measuring Equipment

Job description

Delivering Goods For The Good Of All - TrinityRail

While TrinityRail has built one of the broadest and deepest railcar platforms in the world, it’s what’s inside our cars that counts. We are proud to manufacture, maintain, and manage the railcars that deliver the indispensable goods that keep our lives, and our economy, rolling. “Delivering Goods For The Good Of All” is why we proudly come to work each day, and this is why our company exists.

TrinityRail is hiring a Quality Assurance Lead at our Wood River, IL plant.

The Quality Assurance Lead position is a great opportunity for a resilient, team-minded individual who doesn’t stray away from a challenge.

What You'll Do:

1. Perform quality control testing and inspection of standard parts, units, equipment, or material to ensure conformance with standards and determine if product meets all requirements.
2. Perform a variety of standard testing processes on in-process products or during manufacturing and record and analyze results.
3. Require knowledge of industry specific tests and testing equipment.
4. May use automated and manual techniques including ultrasound and radiography to perform non-destructive tests to identify errors or defects in equipment.
5. Provide administrative project and/or process support for the Quality department, supporting the corporate Quality staff in all related activity.
6. Assist with creating/updating Work Order Records.
7. Maintain records, processes, procedures including responsibility for data entry of specific quality related information.
8. Assist with quality control reports, and quality control systems.
9. Review data for accuracy.
10. Assist team with policies and procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.
11. Follow all safety rules and practices.
12. May be involved in safety committees or initiatives.
13. Perform high level control inspections and quality audits of product.
14. Perform a variety of standard testing processes on finished products or equipment and record and analyze results.
15. Require knowledge of industry specific tests and testing equipment.
16. May use automated and manual techniques including VT Level II certification to perform non-destructive tests to identify errors or defects in units.
17. Follow all safety and quality rules and practices.
18. May be involved in safety committees or initiatives.
19. Report directly to the QA Lead Supervisor.
20. Proficient in the use of inspection tools and measuring equipment.
21. Proficient in procedural inspections (maintenance, qualification, customer requirements).
22. Required to achieve Level II in VT.
23. Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

1. High School Diploma / GED (Minimum requirement).
2. Thorough knowledge of inspection tools and measuring equipment and of operational functions to be inspected.
3. Must have shown proficiency and knowledge of car owner procedures and inspection processes.
4. Railcar related Quality Inspection experience.
5. Working knowledge of and experience with industry specific tests, testing equipment, inspection tools and measuring equipment.
6. Working understanding/competency of the AAR (Association of American Railroads) standards/policies.
7. Level II VT, or ability to obtain it.
8. Must be able to pass a Technical Performance Evaluation every 3 years as required by the Industry requirements of AAR MSRP, M-1003.
9. Must have a valid Drivers License.

EOE

Trinity Industries, Inc., and its subsidiary or affiliated companies (hereinafter “Trinity”) are committed to equal employment opportunity. It is our policy to consider candidates for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Trinity participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Trinity is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail]. This email address should only be used for accommodations and not general inquiries or resume submittals.