Quality Assurance

METACYCLE LLC; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

METACYCLE LLC is seeking a skilled Quality Inspector to ensure correct production books, verify part specifications, and supervise first article inspections when a workcell is set up. You will train operators, monitor machine performance, and halt shipments to correct defects.

This role requires reading production documentation, applying AQL standards, recording weights, and using gauges. You will conduct final audits and last shot inspections, communicating issues to management and ensuring all

Qualifications

• Understand and communicate quality requirements for production jobs.
• Able to read and interpret production books and work instructions.
• Maintain records of weights and inspect parts for QA.
• Able to perform basic math and measurements.
• Train operators when procedures change.

Responsibilities

• Perform first article inspection when a new run starts.
• Train operators on part runs and procedures.
• Monitor machine operations for quality.
• Hold nonconforming parts and stop shipment as needed.
• Complete final AQL audit before staging for shipment.
• Perform last shot inspections at end of run.
• Ensure weights are recorded accurately.
• Communicate inconsistencies to management.

Skills

Quality control

Blueprint reading

Inspection procedures

Operator training

AQL auditing

Math skills

Gauges & measuring tools

Stop shipment authority

Job description

At start of run, reviews and ensures correct production book for parts, quality checks, product specifications,and packaging information is correct and at workcell.Completes first article inspection of production parts when a workcell is first set up for a runTrains operators on the part running at start of run and during run, as applicable.Provides training assistance to all operators when procedures are changedActs as floater by providing normal and consistent break times for press operators and communicates to management ofany inconsistencies of productsEnsures weights are completed and recordedConducts periodic monitoring of machine operations to ensure parts meet quality standards and notifies management of issuesPuts nonconforming parts on hold, as applicable, and has authority to stop shipment and stop production to correct problemsEnsures a final audit of AQL levels is complete prior to staging product for shipmentConducts last shot inspections of production parts at the end of a runCan complete basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and countingAble to use and understand basic measuring toolsCan use gauges and measuring equipment as requiredCan read and understand production books for work instructions and quality requirementsHas a clear understanding and the ability to teach quality requirements for all production jobs to operatorsAble to understand and meet the job standards of a press operator as neededCan complete assigned tasks to quality standards with minimal supervision