Quality Inspector - 1st shift, Final

XL Specialized Trailers; Manchester (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

XL Specialized Trailers in Manchester, IA is seeking a Quality Inspector to review products and materials during manufacturing to ensure they meet company requirements. The role requires reading drawings, performing inspections and tests, and identifying defects.

You will document results and help maintain QA procedures. The position emphasizes understanding of hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, welding and paint quality processes, with collaboration across engineering to verify specifications

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Strong knowledge of quality standards and testing methods.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Familiarity with hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
• Understanding of welding and paint process quality.

Responsibilities

• Review products and materials during manufacturing to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Measure objects and perform quality tests against drawings.
• Identify defects and determine disposition of nonconforming items.
• Document test results and update quality assurance data.
• Collaborate with engineering to confirm specifications.
• Maintain quality documentation and contribute to QA procedures.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality standards

Inspection techniques

Hydraulic systems understanding

Electrical systems understanding

Pneumatic systems understanding

Welding quality

Paint process quality

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

A Quality Inspector in a heavy manufacturing setting. A Quality Inspector is responsible for reviewing products and materials during manufacturing to make sure they meet company requirements. The duties include measuring objects compared to intended physical specifications, running quality tests and identifying defects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines quality and reliability standards by studying drawings and formulas; verifying specifications with engineering staff.
• Identifies raw material conditions by collecting samples; conducting inspections and physical test of materials.
• Identifies in-process product condition by collecting samples during productions process; conducting in-process inspections and physical tests.
• Determines disposition of finished product by collecting, classifying, analyzing, and interpreting production and quality data; judging product acceptability in comparison to specifications.
• Determines acceptability of rework by conducting inspections and physical tests of reworked product.
• Documents finished product status by recording and summarizing raw materials, in-process, and finished-product inspection and physical test data; updating quality assurance data base.
• Maintains product quality documentation system by writing or rewriting quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains quality assurance operations by following quality assurance policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing relating results as needed. .

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of quality expectations and standards.
• Proven ability to read and interpret blue prints.
• General understanding of hydraulic, electrical and air systems.
• General understanding of welding and weld quality.
• General understanding of paint process and quality.