Quality Control Inspector

Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc; Cicero (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc in Cicero, IL invites qualified candidates to join our quality engineering team. You will analyze raw materials, interpret drawings, and record test data to assure product quality.

The role emphasizes statistical QC, data reporting, and collaboration with management to uphold standards. A two-year degree or equivalent experience is required, and familiarity with SOPs and Windows-based software will help you succeed.

Qualifications

• Minimum two-year degree or two years of Quality Control Technician experience.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and specs.
• Ability to analyze raw materials and test data.
• Familiarity with statistical quality control procedures.
• Experience performing quality audits.
• Ability to prepare graphs or charts and report findings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze raw materials to ensure they meet customer specs.
• Compile and evaluate statistical data to maintain quality and reliability.
• Interpret drawings, schematics, and formulas; consult with management to set standards.
• Record test data and apply statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluate data and write reports indicating deviations.
• Recommend modifications to quality or production standards.
• Perform quality audits of manufactured and purchased parts.
• Set up destructive and non-destructive tests as needed.
• Prepare graphs or enter data into a computer for analysis.
• Specialize in areas such as design, incoming material, process control, or reliability.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving

Attention to detail

Strong oral and written communication

SOP knowledge

Windows-based programs

Education

Two-year degree or equivalent in quality control or related field

Job description

In this position, you will have the opportunity to:

• Analyze raw materials to assure they meet customer specs for required levels of quality.
• Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluate data and write reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Perform quality audits of manufactured and purchased parts/products, including inspection of parts against supplied engineering prints, visual inspection, and hardness testing and understanding dimensional theories.
• May set up for destructive and non-destructive tests on materials or parts to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
• May prepare graphs or charts of data or enter data into computer for analysis.
• May specialize in particular area of quality control engineering, such as design, incoming material, process control, product evaluation, inventory control, product reliability, research and development, and administrative application.

Broadwind iis proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Windows Based Programs.
• Minimum two-year degree or at least two-years of Quality Control Technician experience or related job experience.