Quality Inspector-3rd Shift

Tenneco Inc.; Waupun, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco Inc. is seeking a Quality Inspector in Wisconsin to test and inspect products across incoming, in‑process, and final stages, supporting value streams in identifying non‑conforming material and preserving quality.

You will compile data and ensure compliance with specifications using established testing procedures and measurement tools. The role requires reading engineering drawings, GD&T, statistics, and affinity for meticulous documentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus two years on‑the‑job experience.
• Familiar with SPC and blueprint reading is a plus.
• Ability to read safety and operation manuals and reports.

Responsibilities

• Reads control plans, routers, blueprints, and procedures for audits.
• Performs metallurgical testing and compares results to standards.
• Uses statistics to determine product status and records results.
• Identifies, dispositions, and analyzes non-conforming material.
• Conducts measurement system analysis (GR&R).
• Interprets drawings, GD&T, and specs with engineering staff.
• Prepares data for presentation using MS Excel, Minitab, etc.
• Ensures compliance with quality, environmental, health and safety policies.

Skills

Team player

Mechanical ability

Education

High school diploma

Two years experience

SPC and Blueprint Reading a plus

Tools

MS Excel

Minitab

GageTalker

Job description

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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

SUMMARY

Tests and inspects products at various stages of incoming, production and SPDC processes. Supports the value streams in suspecting, containing and dispositioning non-conforming product. Compiles and evaluates data to determine and maintain the quality of products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reads control plans, routers, blueprints, and procedures as established for incoming, in-process and final audits.
• Performs metallurgical testing according to established procedures and compares results against standards and Materials Certification of Compliance.
• Utilizes statistical data to determine product status. Records and reacts to the results.
• Properly identifies, dispositions, and analyzes test results for non-conforming material.
• Performs blank audit analysis.
• Conducts capability studies requirements.
• Assists in performing measurement system analysis (GR&R studies).
• Interprets engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, specifications and/or formulas and confers with management and/or engineering staff to determine quality conformance.
• Completes all inspection requirements for annual dimensional layouts.
• Supports and completes SPDC inspection and dimensional layout requirements.
• Audits products to confirm specifications are met, i.e., dimensional, visual and mechanical.
• Prepares data for presentation and evaluation using software (MS-Excel, Minitab, GageTalker, etc.).
• Performs set‑up of various sorting equipment: weight sorter, snap gages, hard gages, air gages, etc.
• Performs incoming inspection on raw materials and subcontracted services per identified procedures and control plan requirements.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of all computer applications, measurement equipment (CMM, Contracer, Comparator, Roundness Tester, Surface Tester, Hardness Tester, Microscopes, etc.) in the quality lab and on the shop floor.
• Identifies all part features and corresponding defects associated with those features.
• Complies with legal and other requirements to avoid injury and/or ill health to themselves and others.
• Understands preventative measures and creates a safe environment by having the ability to identify potential emergency situations and reports all incidents to supervisor/ manager.
• Adheres to the facility’s current management systems for quality, environmental, health and safety
• Other duties as assigned by direct supervisor or department manager

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma/GED plus two years on-the-job experience, or a combination of experience and certificates.
• SPC and Blueprint Reading a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and write simple reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, conversions, and ratios.
• Knowledge of the metric system.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Inspectors must be highly motivated with ability to work independently yet be an effective team player with other members of the Quality Assurance Department and co-workers involved in the production process.
• Inspector must have above average mechanical ability.
• Must have working knowledge of computer operations and relevant software.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to hold and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear.
• The employee is required to walk and climb or balance.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Responsible for working safely, adhering to the facility’s environmental, health and safety policies and procedures and continually monitoring the work environment to identify and communicate to supervisor / manager current or potential environmental, health or safety concerns.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Safety glasses, steel toe shoes and hearing protection are required

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities