Quality Inspector

Wabash; Jonestown (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabash is seeking a Quality Inspector to thoroughly inspect each trailer against criteria and sales orders, recording defects and escalating repeat issues to supervisors and QA. You will use control plans to ensure quality products meeting customer requirements and retain all inspection paperwork with serial numbers.

You will follow up on inspections, provide accurate data, and ensure compliance with DOT/FMVSS, while maintaining self-management and clear communication across teams.

Qualifications

• Basic reading/writing/and verbal skills.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• History of good attendance.
• Prior inspection experience is a plus.
• Ability to interpret sales orders and drawings.
• Must pass a 3-day training class.

Responsibilities

• Follow up on inspections and workmanship standards; report issues.
• Provide accurate data for inspection.
• Ensure trailers meet quality standards per QA, Wabash, and customers.
• Identify damages, discrepancies, and missing parts during inspections.
• Inspectors must be qualified through training.
• Ensure trailer condition at departure; comply with DOT/FMVSS docs.
• Maintain self-management and communicate effectively.
• Report to area supervisor; participate in inspector round tables and training.

Skills

Effective communication

Self-management

Read tape measure

Attention to detail

Good attendance

Inspection experience (plus)

Interpret sales orders & drawings

Job description

The Quality Inspector performs a thorough inspection of every trailer by comparing trailer to inspection criteria and sales order and recording defects. The inspector communicated repeat defects effectively upstream, including escalation of events to Supervisor and QA when needed. Utilize control plans to aid in manufacturing of quality products to meet customer requirements. The inspector finished the inspection by ensuring all required paperwork is retained and serial numbers entered.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper follow-up on all inspections and workmanship standards, critical to quality, schedules, and reports from management.
• Provide accurate data for inspection.
• Ensures product meets acceptable standards by understanding, enforcing, and facilitating the specific rules and guidelines as established by Quality Assurance, Wabash, and our customers.
• Identifying damages, discrepancies, missing parts by inspecting trailers as per requirements
• Persons performing inspections must be qualified through a training course.
• Responsible for condition of the trailer in which it leaves.
• Responsible for inspecting compliance with DOT and FMVSS requirements along with completing Federally required inspection documents.
• Must be capable of self-management.
• Effective communication skills
• Reports to area supervisor, with dotted line to QA training team
• Attend and participate in regular inspector round tables and on-going training sessions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year employment at Wabash
• Must be able to pass a 3-day training class.
• Basic reading /writing/ & verbal skills.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• History of good attendance

Knowledge, Training, Skills and/or Experience:

• Prior inspection experience is a plus.
• Ability to interpret sales orders and drawings.

Physical Demands:

As a quality inspector, you are regularly required to stand, walk, lean, push, climb, sit, bend, kneel, stoop, handle and operate tools or controls for the length of their entire shift. The employee needs full range of motion in their arms and hands in this position. All quality inspectors must be able to successfully communicate with fellow employees as well. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus, along with good hand-eye coordination.