QA Inspector

Goodwill Industries of South Florida; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of South Florida in Miami is seeking a QA Inspector to help improve product quality and reduce errors. You will assist operators, inspect garments, and document findings while gaining proficiency with Exenta and ETON systems.

Responsibilities include learning inspection processes for government and commercial products, reporting findings, and collaborating with supervisors to motivate and retrain staff to meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret work instructions and quality specifications.
• Inspect garments for compliance with the quality standard.
• Learn Exenta and Eton systems.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist operators in recognizing and correcting areas of problems to improve product quality.
• Lead on new government/commercial samples and prepare summaries of problem areas.
• Report findings from inspections and record findings according to Quality Work Instructions.
• Coordinate with production supervisors and sewing operators to motivate, retrain, and improve quality.
• Read and interpret government/commercial specifications and work instructions.

Skills

Quality inspection

Documentation

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Continuous improvement

Reading work instructions

Tools

Exenta

ETON

Job description

Summary: The QA Inspector's primary responsibility is to assist the organization in achieving its goal of improving product quality, assist operators in recognizing and correcting areas of problems, and reduce the margin of error. The QA Inspector leads on new government/commercial samples. Knows how to read and interpret work instructions and quality critical points specifications. Writes reports accordingly. Maintains a higher level of communication with the QA supervisor. Knows almost all products produced at GWI. Works with production floor supervisors and sewing operators to motivate, persuade, and retrain sewing operators to eliminate defects. Learn the Exenta and Eton system.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• QA Inspector is qualified to inspect any government or commercial product
• Learn the inspection process of all government and commercial products
• Inspect the product for compliance with the quality standard. Measures and visually inspects the garment according to the Work Instructions.
• Report findings from the inspection and record findings according to Quality Work Instructions.
• Must learn Exenta and Eton systems
• Reports findings in Exenta or ETON
• Reads and interprets work instructions/government/commercial specifications
• Works with the production supervisor and operator to motivate, persuade, and improve quality standards.
• Prepare summaries of problem areas or operations
• Provide suggestions to increase productivity while decreasing errors.
• Lead in new commercial/government PDMs/Samples as necessary
• QA Inspector assists in the final audit area as necessary
• Assist the QA Supervisor in classifying 2nd garments
• Must know the metric system in inches
• Must have sound judgment to make quality determinations
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
• Practice Continuous Improvement principles.
• Supports vision, values, culture, and commitment to excellent customer service to all customers
• Other duties as assigned based on department needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities; however, it does assist in re-training, persuading, and motivating employees.