Quality Assurance Inspector

Orion Industries; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Industries in Mukilteo, WA is seeking a quality assurance professional to verify conformance of first articles, inspect incoming and in-process material, and ensure adherence to specifications and customer workmanship standards.

You will maintain nonconformance records, prepare required QA reports, interface with customers and internal teams, and help coordinate problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance within manufacturing.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Customer service skills; communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Verifies first-part production for conformance using specifications, drawings, and customer standards.
• Performs First Article Inspections of initial production runs.
• Ensures quality standards are met throughout production.
• Checks incoming and outgoing material quality at the shop.
• Verifies product specifications upon arrival for production use.
• Verifies all process specifications for the product.
• Maintains Nonconformance records and reports.
• Completes QA reports and forms per Orion's Quality System.
• Interfaces with customer reps to evaluate nonconforming product.
• Coordinates quality issue resolutions with Orion staff and customers.
• Coordinates planning for nonconformances and improvement opportunities.
• Verifies finish-cell processes and product.
• Evaluates periodic solution analyses and issues maintenance orders.
• Models proper work ethics, behavior, hygiene, and dress.
• Supports all Manufacturing and Orion team members to meet goals.
• Participates in team and agency meetings.
• Facilitates departmental and agency projects.
• This job description covers general activities and may change.

Skills

Quality assurance

Manufacturing processes

Engineering drawings interpretation

Problem solving

Independent work

Team collaboration

Customer service

Job description

Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Process workflow by verifying quality requirements and specifications within delivery schedule (Daily or as needed)

• Verifies first part of production for conformance utilizing pertaining specifications, drawings, and customer workmanship standards.
• Performs First Article Inspections of initial production runs per requirements.
• Ensure quality standards are met throughout production runs.
• Check quality of material upon arrival to shop and departure from shop.
• Verification of specifications concerning products upon arrival used for product.
• Verification of all process specifications concerning product.
• Maintain Nonconformance records and reports.
• Complete Orion's Quality System required reports and forms.
• Interface with customer representatives for evaluation of nonconforming product as needed.
• Interface with Orion Staff and customer representatives to coordinate problem solving concerning quality issues.
• Coordinate planning operations as result of nonconformance's and opportunities for improvements.
• Performs verification of finish cell processes and product.
• Evaluation of periodic solution analysis reports and issuance of solution maintenance orders for finish cell.

Instruct Program Participants on processing work within delivery requirements (Daily or as needed)

• Role model proper work ethics, behaviors, hygiene, and dress in appropriate manner.

Teamwork (as scheduled)

• Support all members of the Manufacturing and Orion team fully to achieve agency, departmental, and personal goals, and objectives.
• Participate in team and agency meetings.
• Facilitate departmental and agency projects.

Other Duties:

This job description is designed to cover a general listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties, or responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Quality assurance experience or knowledge of manufacturing utilizing various machines and processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Organizational ability.
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collectively.
• Customer service skills; able to relate well to all