Quality Control Inspector - 1st Shift

Avalign; South Carolina; On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

10 observed holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Avalign in Greenwood, IN is seeking a Quality Inspector to ensure product quality and reliability across our medical device manufacturing lines. You will perform first article inspections, interpret drawings, and follow established procedures to ensure specifications are met.

You will collect test data, conduct in-process audits, and support continuous improvement, maintaining documentation and using Pareto charts and control plans.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 5 years related experience or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
• Quality Inspector evaluates statistical data to ensure product quality.

Responsibilities

• Perform first article inspection with detailed documentation using customer forms.
• Work with procedures, forms and manuals as performance guides.
• Conduct in-process auditing reviewing operator and process performance.
• Use control plans, routing instructions, prints, and Pareto charts.
• Interpret engineering drawings and confer with engineering staff on standards.
• Test products for dimensions, performance, and material characteristics.
• Record test data using statistical quality control procedures.

Skills

Blueprint interpretation

Math proficiency

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Avalign produces innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective medical devices with a particular focus on high growth and ingenuity. Our team is growing quickly and proud of the fact that our custom-made devices continue to make a huge difference in the lives of medical professionals and their patients. Our employees are actively involved in the design, engineering and manufacture of technologically advanced medical devices that ensure that we meet our customer’s quality specifications for each product we produce.

The Quality Inspector evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products for our Greenwood, IN facility on a 1st shift schedule.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform first article inspection which includes detailed documentation using customer’s forms.
• Work with minimal supervision using detailed procedures, forms and manuals as a guide to job performance.
• In process auditing that will require the review of operator and process performance working to specifications as referred to in material routings.
• Use control plans, Material routing instructions, computer print outs, and Pareto charts.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics
• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

What You’ll Need:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to perform basic math.
• Have ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• The Quality Inspector evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.

What You Won’t Do:

• Feel stuck – we offer great opportunities to advance and learn
• Get bored – we make a high variety of products, so no day is the same
• Feel like a number – we’re a close-knit bunch and always have each other’s backs

Who You Are:

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge in manufacturing processes
• A reliable individual who knows the importance of showing up when it counts
• Someone who accept assignments with an open, cooperative, positive and team-oriented approach
• Someone who is able to plan and execute plans across teams
• An effective communicator, both written and verbal

What You’ll Enjoy:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and 10 observed paid holidays per year
• Employer funded Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Employer funded STD and LTD insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Great 401(k) with company match
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Working for a thriving, performance-based company that values promoting from within and career advancement
• Temperature controlled environment
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community
• Additional free resources such as travel assistance, EAP, etc.

Avalign conducts a comprehensive background, drug testing, highest level of education completion verification, and reference checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are an employer that participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.