Quality Inspector (2nd Shift)

Siemens; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

18 days PTO (accrue 12 hours/month)

401K with 6% match

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA and Commuter Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Mentor Programs

Online learning

Employee discounts

Job summary

Siemens Mobility, in Lexington, NC, is hiring a Quality Inspector for a fast‑paced rail car production environment. You will perform electro‑mechanical inspections through final assembly, using blueprints and standards to ensure safety and quality.

This role supports overtime on second shift and requires willingness to work on and around rail cars with training provided. The position emphasizes attention to detail, accurate reporting, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to uphold

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic computer skills and MS Office familiarity.
• Understanding of assembly/production processes helpful.
• Experience in manufacturing QA preferred.
• Ability to perform complex shop math with metric units.
• Ability to read blueprints and engineering docs.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex electro-mechanical inspections in production and final assembly.
• Follow guidelines for visual, dimensional, test and functional inspections.
• Set up and interpret data from tests and equipment for inspections.
• May conduct first article inspection of parts and assemblies.
• Make visual inspections and apply established quality checks.
• Identify and handle discrepant material and support part flow.

Skills

High school diploma

Microsoft Office

Blueprints

QA experience

Overtime willingness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Competitive total rewards package.

Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us.

For more than 175 years, Siemens has been an integral provider of infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. Automation’s impact on the railway industry is second only to the effects of digitalization. Combine them and the results are transformative! We work at the leading edge of this movement, applying our proven expertise in digitalization to rail infrastructure and automation. Our innovative solutions deliver greater safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability across the line, all while reducing costs for mass transit and freight transportation systems. We are continuously developing new answers for rail automation – often to questions that haven’t been asked yet.

Join the growing team at our world-class passenger railcar manufacturing facility in Lexington, NC! Siemens Mobility, Rolling Stock Division is the North American market leader in the production of passenger coaches, locomotives, and light rail vehicles.

Position Overview:

As a Quality Inspector, you will support a broad range of complex and critical inspection procedures and documentation activities in a dynamic, high-energy production environment in the fabrication of carbon steel and stainless-steel car bodies for the best rail vehicles in the world. We invite you to bring your customer and safety-critical mindset and join our team, where collaboration is essential!

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Perform a wide variety of complex and difficult electro-mechanical inspections in the production/assembly/source process through final assembly inspection.
• Follow general inspection guidelines to conduct critical non-routine visual, dimensional, test and functional inspections on a wide variety of components, assemblies, equipment, systems, supplies and materials.
• Perform complex and critical inspection procedures requiring special set-ups of new or unique equipment and interpretation of test data from a variety of sources.
• May conduct first article inspection of parts and assemblies.
• Make visual inspections and established quality checks.
• Identification and handling of discrepant material, understanding part flow requirements and supporting associated actions.

To thrive in this role, you have:

• High school education or state recognized GED.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to compose emails, run reports, navigate the internet, create and modify documents.
• Requires basic understanding of assembly and production processes.
• Experience in manufacturing environment, preferably in a Quality Assurance role.
• Requires basic understanding of inspection methods and equipment, and the ability to perform complex shop mathematics using the metric system.
• Ability to interpret and use blueprints, specs, engineering drawings, materials lists and inspection standards.
• Willingness to work overtime when mandated
• Willingness to work on top of rail cars and operate a scissor lift (training will be provided).

Shift:

Second Shift: 7:30 am – 6:00pm, Monday-Thursday, overtime as required

Physical Demands:

• Frequently walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently required to climb stairs, steps, and ladders
• Frequently required to work on elevated platforms.
• Occasionally lift and move at most 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Why you'll love working for Siemens!

• 11 paid holidays, 18 days of PTO (accrue 12 hours/month)
• 401K - 6% company match
• Freedom and healthy work-life balance– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1!
• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning.
• Employee perks and discounts in addition to our 401k match and generous Paid Time Off

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

$19.00 - $24.04 + 10% shift differential