Quality Inspector

Kuehne+Nagel; Phoenix (AZ); In loco; USD 25.000 - 35.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health and welfare benefits

401k retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation for eligible?

Descrizione del lavoro

Kuehne+Nagel in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Quality Auditor to inspect, validate, and document customer products ensuring adherence to specifications and procedures. You will be a quality control checkpoint between warehouse operations and customer requirements.

You will perform inspections, rework as needed, and maintain quality records, contributing to safe, accurate, and timely shipments. This role emphasizes attention to detail and collaboration across teams.

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1+ year of quality inspection, warehouse operations, manufacturing, inventory control, or related experience preferred.
• Experience with part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, and product specifications preferred.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Office applications.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed work instructions and customer specifications.

Mansioni

• Inspect inbound, outbound, and transferred products to verify compliance with customer requirements and quality standards.
• Verify product information including SKU numbers, part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, lot numbers, and product descriptions.
• Conduct visual inspections to identify defects, damage, missing components, labeling discrepancies, and non-conforming materials.
• Research product information, specifications, and customer requirements as needed to support inspection activities.
• Perform customer-specific quality checks prior to shipment, storage, or production use.
• Inspect and validate products following warehouse picking activities to ensure order accuracy and customer compliance.
• Create and process Transfer Order tickets and related inventory movement documentation.
• Complete required quality documentation, including Shipper Documents, Outbound Delivery Checklists, inspection records, and customer-specific forms.
• Maintain inspection logs, spreadsheets, and quality records in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify, document, and communicate quality concerns to operations management and customer representatives.
• Work closely with Operations, Inventory Control, and Customer Service teams to resolve product discrepancies and quality issues.
• Perform authorized rework activities, including soldering and component touch-up, in accordance with approved procedures and customer requirements.

Conoscenze

Quality mgmt systems

Analytical skills

Communication & teamwork

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Strumenti

Excel

Office suite

Descrizione del lavoro

Compensation $21.63/hour

Schedule Full time

Job Type Permanent

Industry Logistics procurement distribution and supply chain

Highlights

• Experience in quality management systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Description

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

The Quality Auditor is responsible for inspecting, validating, and documenting customer products to ensure compliance with customer specifications, quality standards, and operational procedures. This position performs detailed product inspections, verifies part information, identifies defects, completes quality documentation, supports inventory transactions, and conducts authorized product rework activities, including soldering, when required. The Quality Auditor serves as a key quality control checkpoint between warehouse operations and customer production requirements.

How you create impact

• Inspect inbound, outbound, and transferred products to verify compliance with customer requirements and quality standards.
• Verify product information, including SKU numbers, part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, lot numbers, and product descriptions.
• Conduct visual inspections to identify defects, damage, missing components, labeling discrepancies, and non-conforming materials.
• Research product information, specifications, and customer requirements as needed to support inspection activities.
• Perform customer-specific quality checks prior to shipment, storage, or production use.
• Inspect and validate products following warehouse picking activities to ensure order accuracy and customer compliance.
• Create and process Transfer Order tickets and related inventory movement documentation.
• Complete required quality documentation, including Shipper Documents, Outbound Delivery Checklists, inspection records, and customer-specific forms.
• Maintain inspection logs, spreadsheets, and quality records in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify, document, and communicate quality concerns to operations management and customer representatives.
• Work closely with Operations, Inventory Control, and Customer Service teams to resolve product discrepancies and quality issues.
• Perform authorized rework activities, including soldering and component touch-up, in accordance with approved procedures and customer requirements.
• Obtain and maintain required certifications necessary to perform soldering and rework activities.
• Follow Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) handling requirements and quality control procedures when inspecting and handling sensitive components.
• Ensure compliance with all customer, company, quality, and safety procedures.
• Maintain productivity expectations, including established transaction and inspection throughput requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What we would like you to bring

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year or more of quality inspection, warehouse operations, manufacturing, inventory control, or related experience preferred.
• Experience working with part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, and product specifications preferred.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed work instructions and customer specifications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify product defects and discrepancies.
• Ability to obtain and maintain soldering certification as required.
• Understanding of ESD handling practices preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #On-Site

Kuehne+Nagel 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.Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools

may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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