Quality Inspector

O'Neal Manufacturing Services; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

O'Neal Manufacturing Services seeks a Quality Assurance Inspector to track, analyze and report on materials, processes and products to meet quality standards.

Responsibilities include inspecting parts to customer requirements, verifying conformance with gauges and CMMs, and supporting PPAP and ISO9001 initiatives in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in general warehouse operations.
• Experience with dimensional inspection in a manufacturing environment using basic measuring equipment and coordinate measurement systems.
• Prior experience in a quality control or assurance role is preferred.
• Prepare rejection notices and verify defects on returned material.
• Basic computer skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Education: Associates degree in quality engineering, industrial engineering or related field preferred; non-degree candidates with equivalent experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Inspect parts, products and/or processes to ensure conformance with customer requirements and company standards.
• Verify conformance using appropriate measuring instruments including fixed and variable gauges and coordinate measurement systems.
• Verify job setup accuracy prior to production operations to ensure product conformity.
• Use work orders, drawings and acceptance criteria to determine final product conformance with requirements and workmanship standards.
• Perform dock audits of finished goods to determine outgoing quality level against dimensional, cosmetic, packaging and labeling criteria.
• Perform first article inspection and support PPAP activities.
• Calibrate basic measuring tools and maintain calibration database.
• Inspect customer returned material to verify/confirm product non-conformance.
• Provide technical support to operations and assist in lean manufacturing/continual improvement initiatives.
• Perform ISO9001 support activities.

Skills

Dimensional inspection

Coordinate measurement systems

Quality assurance

Basic computer skills

Communication skills

Education

Associates degree in quality/industrial engineering

Tools

Fixed gauges

Variable gauges

Coordinate measurement systems

Calibration database

Job description

The Quality Assurance Inspector will be responsible for using proven quality techniques to track, analyze and report on materials, processes and products to assure that they meet the company's quality standards.

Responsibilities include:

• Inspect parts, products and/ or processes to ensure conformance with customer requirements and/or company standards.
• Verify conformance of materials/ products using appropriate measuring/ inspection instruments including fixed and variable gauges and coordinate measurement systems.
• Verify job set-up accuracy prior to production operations to ensure product conformity.
• Use applicable work orders, drawings and similar acceptance criteria to determine final product conformance with applicable requirements and company workmanship standards.
• Perform dock audits of finished goods as directed to determine outgoing quality level of products with required dimensional, cosmetic, packaging and labeling criteria.
• Perform first article inspection of products and support company PPAP activities.
• Perform calibration of basic measuring tools and maintain calibration database.
• Inspect customer returned material to verify/confirm product non-conformance.
• Provide technical support to operations and assist in company lean manufacturing/continual improvement initiatives.
• Perform ISO9001 support activities.

To qualify for consideration an applicant must possess the following skills. Possession of these skills is a prerequisite for employment.

• Must have 2 years of experience in general warehouse operations
• Must have current experience performing dimensional inspection of products in a manufacturing environment using basic measuring equipment and coordinate measurement systems.
• Prior experience working in a quality control or assurance role is preferred.
• Prepares rejection notices and verifies defects on return material.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Education: Associates degree in quality engineering, industrial engineering or related field of study preferred. Non-degree candidates with equivalent experience in the following areas may be considered: inspection, machine operation, programming, warehouse supervision, and/or training.

Desirable skills: the following skills are considered important but may be learned on the job.

• AWS D1.1 welding specification knowledge.
• Prior experience working in an ISO9001 quality management system.
• Familiarity working with ASTM, AISI or similar customer specifications.
• Prior PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA experience.

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