Quality Control Inspector

RIDE; Lancaster, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

RIDE Coach and Bus in Lancaster, CA seeks a Quality Inspector to prevent defects early in production, conduct inspections, and document findings to drive improvements. The role emphasizes root-cause analyses and cross-department collaboration to uphold quality standards.

You will supervise the quality team, review materials from suppliers, perform tests, and generate detailed inspection reports to ensure compliance with specifications and company standards.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• Experience with quality systems (ISO 9001) and Six Sigma is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Inspect during manufacturing to ensure parts meet specifications.
• Document issues and report to appropriate departments for correction.
• Maintain and close open items on quality records.
• Produce detailed inspection reports and pass/fail records.
• Supervise quality department and support hiring and performance management.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality systems (ISO 9001)

Six Sigma

Statistics

Analytical

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Customer focus

Education

College degree preferred

Job description

The following description is not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management retains the discretion of adding or changing the duties of the position at any time.

The following description is not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management retains the discretion of adding or changing the duties of the position at any time.

SUMMARY

The Quality Inspector’s basic functions revolve around the overall goal of preventing and/or correcting any quality problems as early in the production process as possible and to minimize the quantity of parts leaving our facility that do not meet our quality standards. Quality Inspector conducts quality checks, paperwork evaluation, and studies necessary to successfully carry out his/her duties. The Quality Inspector is to make recommendations for improvements to departments or processes that will result in eliminating the root cause of any quality issues.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Inspection during the manufacturing process, monitoring the production quality and ensure that each bus is built properly according to specifications.
• Responsible for examining materials for quality and identifying defects. Ensures that people, equipment, and materials are used properly to maximize productivity.
• Check parts, assemblies, and manufacturing processes on Bus against the specifications on the drawing to ensure they meet designated specifications.
• Documenting all problems/errors found in drawings, bills of materials, jigs, equipment, processes, etc. and reporting these to the appropriate department for correction.
• Maintaining this documented list and following up on open items until they are fixed and can be closed.
• Ensure quality of manufactured product.
• Examine materials from suppliers before sending them to production line.
• Inspect components, subassemblies, assemblies, and completed Bus.
• Test, measure, and analyze products.
• Record pass/fail grade of products.
• Produce detailed inspection reports.

COMPETENCIES

• Incoming Material Check
• Mechanical Inspection
• Discrepancy Reporting
• Brake Stop Tests
• Road Test
• Welding Inspection
• Identify Air Valves
• Read Schematics
• Dimension Requirements Inspection
• Air/Brake System Audit
• Propulsion System Performance
• Water Test
• Perform Audits of Calibrated equipment
• Technical Capacity
• Organizational Skills
• Problem Solving/Analytical
• Customer/Client Focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in an office and manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position manages all employees of the quality department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

TRAVEL

As required to fulfill duties.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

College degree preferred o Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing with supervisory experience.

3-5 years statistics, Experience of Quality Systems (preferably ISO 9001) and Six Sigma or other analysis experience preferred Advanced level computer skills.

ADDITIONAL ELEGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS

None required for this position.

RIDE Coach and Bus is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.