Quality Inspector 1

Watson-Marlow México; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of the Spirax Group, is seeking a Quality Inspector 1 for the Devens, MA site. You will perform incoming, in-process, and final product inspections, document results, and ensure product quality meets approved criteria.

Responsibilities include maintaining GDP-compliant records, supporting CAPA investigations, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and upholding QMS and EHS policies.

Qualifications

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final product inspections and document results.
• Maintain quality records and documentation for inspections and releases.
• Ensure GDP documentation and QMS compliance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to maintain quality standards.
• Use measuring equipment accurately and maintain tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all inspections and releases follow approved criteria.
• Comply with EHS policies and procedures.
• Maintain organized quality records and data.
• Review packaging and labeling for specifications.
• Support CAPA investigations and root cause analysis.
• Participate in continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality inspection

Blueprint reading

Measurement tools

Documentation

EHS compliance

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Height gauges

Job description

Job Title: Quality Inspector 1
Location: WMFTS - USA - Supply - Devens, MA
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

When you join Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, a part of the Spirax Group, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

This role will focus on:

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure all product inspections and product releases are completed in accordance with approved inspection criteria and procedures.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and final product inspections, and document inspection results as required to assess product quality and conformance.
• Maintain and verify the accuracy and completeness of quality records and documentation related to incoming material inspections, in-process inspections, and final product release.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with supervisors, managers, and production personnel to ensure quality standards are maintained and quality products are produced.
• Maintain documentation in accordance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Ensure compliance with the Watson-Marlow Quality Management System (QMS).
• Use measuring and test equipment accurately and maintain equipment in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain inspection and quarantine areas in an organized and compliant condition.
• Review and verify packaging and labeling requirements to ensure compliance with applicable specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of nonconforming materials, including support for root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) initiatives, internal audits, and training activities as required.
• Collect, analyze, and maintain quality data to support the monitoring and effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
• Provide support and backup coverage for Quality team members as needed.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to enhance product quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

This is what you’ll need to be successful in this role

• Must have a strong commitment to site excellence.
• Passion for continuous improvement and desire to learn.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of basic math and computer skills
• Performing inspections to assess product quality.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, specifications.
• Strong organizational skills
• Familiarity with ISO standards and its application in the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing environment is a plus
• Ability to properly use test and measurement equipment (i.e., calipers, micrometers, height gages, etc.)
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds.
• Work overtime as required.
• Ability to work within Clean Room as needed

This position offers a salary range of (USD26.72 - 38.50Hourly). Final salary offers are determined by multiple factors, including education, experience, internal equity, geographic location, and the candidate’s expertise, and therefore may vary from the range listed. For roles based outside Massachusetts, the applicable salary range may be lower.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• Robust Retirement Plan: Benefit from a 5% employer 401K contribution, plus a 50% match on up to 3% of your contributions for added financial security, empowering your financial security.
• Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave: Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.
• Fertility Assistant Program: Fertility Benefits to support you on your journey to building a family. It may include IVF, genetic testing, and other fertility-related services.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life's circumstances with generous vacation and well-being day, 9 observed holidays, 1 floating holiday day, up to 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
• Community Engagement Opportunities: Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.
• And Many More Benefits: Such as an offering of 3 healthcare plans with HSA contributions along with other benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. Learn more at Our Inclusion Commitments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Watson-Marlow is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.