Quality Inspector

American BOA Inc.; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

American BOA Inc. in Cumming, Georgia is seeking a Quality Assurance Inspector to perform inspections and audits of purchased parts and materials to ensure compliance with specifications. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience, a high school diploma, and good communication skills.

Responsibilities include conducting inspections, testing products, and maintaining quality standards. The role requires lifting of up to 30 lbs and may involve working around mechanical parts and chemical solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience using gauges and measurement equipment.
• Experience in metalworking, welding, forming, cutting, and finishing is preferred.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming material inspections of products and raw materials.
• Inspect and test various metal products at various stages.
• Act as an internal auditor responsible for quality standards.

Skills

Experience in metalworking

Using simple hand tools

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Digital calipers

Micrometers

Height gauges

Job description

Position Summary

Our Quality Assurance Inspectors are responsible for performing inspections, audits of purchased parts, units, materials, equipment, panel/module level assemblies and quality control programs to specifications. Interprets manufacturing drawings, diagrams, specifications and lists to approve or reject units. Maintains support documentation and reviews performance data. Ensures in-process and finished products meet company and customer requirements. Determines or assists in determining methods and procedures necessary for inspection. Validates products and documentation for compliance to all applicable requirements and prepares items for presentation to the customer for acceptance and delivery. Inspectors also perform First Article Inspections and Finished Goods Testing. The inspector must possess good communication abilities, be flexible and able to lift up to 30 lbs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the incoming material inspections of products and raw materials including metals and sub-tier vendor products.
• Inspects various metal products at various stages of the manufacturing process and tests products for a variety of qualities.
• Interfaces with Manufacturing, Quality and Process Engineering Staff as needed on the interpretation of Customer and Internal Engineering drawings, specifications, and standards.
• Able to use simple hand tools and basic measurement equipment such as digital calipers, micrometers, depth gauges etc.
• Act as an internal auditor responsible in the implementation and conformance to Quality standards of AS9100 and IATF as well as ISO 14001 and OSHA safety requirements.
• Will assist manufacturing if required to produce products that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Control of non-conforming product and maintenance of accurate records.
• May perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience using gauges such as microscopes, calipers, height gauges, scales, and other equipment.
• Experience in metal working, welding, forming, cutting, finishing preferred.
• Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to interface across the organization to achieve effective results.
• Experience working in a team environment to solve problems and balance workloads.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only a limited amount of information and/or standardization exists.

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts, high-pressure and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and risk of radiation.
• Employee will occasionally deal with chemical solutions for conducting penetrant testing on products.
• Safety glasses will be required while in the production areas, and safety shoes will be required when performing work in a production cell.

Hours

Monday through Friday 9-5

Work Authorization

• US Citizenship required for ITAR registration.