Quality Control Inspector

Philips; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Plymouth, MN is seeking a Quality Control Inspector to perform advanced quality control and critical inspection tasks on a Monday–Friday schedule (7:00 am–3:30 pm). The role emphasizes independence, high standards, and adherence to specifications to uphold Philips’ health technology quality.

You will mentor junior inspectors and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Philosophy focuses on accuracy, data integrity, and timely reporting to support audits and overall

Responsibilities

• Leads quality control activities, ensuring all products meet high company standards and specifications.
• Documents quality inspection processes, including handling deviations and implementing corrective actions.
• Maintains the calibration and organization of inspection tools and equipment.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex issues with inspection equipment, leading timely repairs and upgrades.
• Provides training and mentorship to junior operators.
• Stays updated with industry advancements and integrates new techniques into inspection practices.
• Supports visual and dimensional inspections of highly complex products.
• Oversees preparation of detailed quality inspection reports with data integrity for audits.
• Aids to implement improvements in inspection processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Operates with minimal supervision and makes independent decisions within defined parameters.
• Takes ownership of critical inspection tasks to ensure timely, accurate quality.

Job description

Job Title Quality Control Inspector Job Description

Quality Inspector works with minimal supervision, being responsible for carrying out advanced quality control activities and critical inspection tasks to ensure that products meet the company's high standards and specifications. This role involves independent decision-making, advanced troubleshooting, and driving improvements in inspection processes. It plays a key role in mentoring junior inspectors, ensuring operational excellence, and contributing to the company's continuous improvement initiatives. This is a Monday - Friday, 7am-3:30pm role.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads quality control activities, ensuring all products meet the high company standards and specifications, while proactively addressing potential quality risks.
• Helps to document quality inspection processes, including handling deviations and implementing corrective actions, to optimize inspection accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Manages the maintenance, calibration, and organization of inspection tools and equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex issues with inspection equipment, leading timely repairs and upgrades to minimize downtime.
• Provides training and mentorship to junior operators, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Stays updated with industry advancements and integrates new techniques and technologies into inspection practices.
• Supports in visual and dimensional inspections of highly complex products, identifying subtle defects and inconsistencies.
• Oversees the preparation of detailed quality inspection reports, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and traceability for audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Aids to implement necessary improvements and simplifications in inspection processes, enhancing operational efficiency and product quality.
• Operates with minimal supervision, making independent decisions to address deviations and implement solutions within defined parameters.
• Takes ownership of critical inspection tasks, ensuring timely and accurate execution while maintaining high standards of quality.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Plymouth, MN is $21 to $32 Hourly. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN. This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters.

That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.