Portland, TN Receiving Inspector I 1st shift

Shoals Technologies Group; Portland (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoals Technologies Group seeks an Incoming Quality Inspector to ensure incoming materials meet customer and regulatory requirements. You will perform visual and dimensional inspections, maintain inspection records, and identify non-conformances using standardized processes.

You will work with various materials including wires, connectors, enclosures, EV components, and hardware, contributing to reliability and downstream quality. Proactive documentation and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and sensitivity to minute differences among similar looking products.
• Ability to read technical drawings and understand specifications and tolerances.
• Ability to measure in Standard and Metric systems using calipers, micrometers, tapes, or pull-testers.
• Effective communication, both verbal and written; maintain paperwork and records.
• Ability to complete and maintain records of higher-level evaluation and performance.
• Create new documentation to facilitate inspection processes and product understanding.
• Use quality tools such as 5-Why Analyses and Fishbone Diagrams.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Willingness to learn statistical software such as Minitab or QI Macros.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials to ensure conformance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain records: inspection sheets, failure logs, testing reports, COFC and datasheets.
• Review and interpret manufacturer certificates of conformance and datasheets.
• Identify and document material characteristics and discrepancies.
• Support higher-level evaluation and performance analysis.
• Create documentation to improve inspection processes and understanding.

Skills

Attention to detail

Read technical drawings

Measurements: imperial/metric

Verbal and written communication

Recordkeeping

Documentation creation

Quality tools: 5-Why, Fishbone

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Statistical software (Minitab/QI Mac)

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Measuring tapes

Pull-testers

Microsoft Office

Minitab

QI Macros

Job description

An incoming Quality inspector is the first line in ensuring that no defective raw materials or parts reach the manufacturing line or the customer. The role of the incoming inspector is to use robust, pre-defined inspection processes to verify that, in line with customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements, material manufacturers are indeed meeting the standards they hold themselves to in their certificates of conformance and datasheets.

In The Context Of Shoals Operations, The Types Of Materials That Would Be Subject To Incoming Visual Or Dimensional Inspection Include

• Wire products, PV connectors, fuses, molding material
• Electrical enclosures, and various electrical components, such as electrical disconnect units, surge protection devices, fuse holders, standoff insulators.
• Plastic paneling
• Various EV components, including EV chargers, transformer units, steel bases etc.
• Stainless steel hardware

In parallel with the inspection processes, the Incoming Inspector would be required also to participate in higher level experimentation protocols that involve subjecting incoming specific materials to stress testing or simulated environmental testing.

Required

In addition to conducting inspection processes on incoming materials, the incoming inspector would be required also to maintain records and documentation related to the inspection process or the materials that are used at Shoals. Such documentation/records would include:

• Inspection sheets.
• Failure logs.
• Testing records and reports.
• Manufacturer Certificates of Conformance
• Manufacturer datasheets
• Internal information sheets and visual aids that describe material characteristics and facilitate material identification.

Required Skills For The Position Include

• An attention to detail and sensitivity to minute differences among similar looking products.
• The ability to read technical drawings and to understand concepts such as specifications and tolerances.
• The ability to measure, in both Standard and Metric systems, using such instruments as calipers, micrometers, and measuring tapes, or to use such instruments as pull-testers.
• The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. An ease with paperwork and the ability to maintain good records, both on paper and electronically.
• The ability to complete and maintain records of higher-level evaluation and performance.
• An ability to create new documentation that facilitate the inspection process and product understanding.
• The ability to use such Quality instruments such as 5-Why Analyses and Fishbone Diagrams.
• Facility in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Willingness to learn statistical software such as Minitab or QI Macros.