Quality Inspector I

Hillphoenix; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillphoenix in Virginia is seeking a hands-on Inspector to ensure incoming shipments meet specifications. You will inspect cases and parts, mentor others, and help maintain safe, organized production and warehouse areas.

Responsibilities include data collection, measuring to prints with calipers, micrometers and CMM, and collaboration with Purchasing, Final Assembly and Quality teams. Overtime and weekend availability may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 6 months related experience or training.
• ASQ certification beneficial; electronics/mechanical systems a plus.
• Must read and interpret customer orders, prints and wiring diagrams.
• Use of measurement equipment (calipers, micrometers, etc.) required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect cases and parts for conformance to prints.
• Collect data and chart results for quality tracking.
• Measure parts to prints using calipers, micrometers, and CMM.
• Interface with Purchasing, Final Assembly and other teams.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of inventory storage locations.
• Operate forklifts, shipping trucks and hand trucks as needed.
• Adhere to safety, quality, and performance procedures.

Skills

Data collection

Team player

Quality awareness

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

ASQ certification beneficial

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

CMM

AS400

Excel

Job description

What We Are Looking For

Ensuring all activities involving incoming shipments received and warehoused manufactured products are efficient, safe, orderly and accurately manufactured to our customer’s specifications and the quality of the products produced comply with customer and company standards. Hands-on role where you will inspect cases and parts as well as mentor and train others. Other duties as assigned.

• Ensure company safety, quality and performance procedures are met in a safe, clean and organized setting; offer recommendations to improve these standards
• Data Collection and Charting.
• Part measurements to prints utilizing precise measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, CMM
• Interact directly with Purchasing, Final Assembly and all supporting areas regarding issues that affect customer and vendor specifications and shipments.
• Interact directly with Inside Sales concerning order specifications, changes and errors.
• Interact directly with Engineering concerning design, product and print issues.
• Load/Product testing.
• Work with Quality team members on case line ups, audits and inspections.
• Must be a team player with good team skills and the ability to get along with all types of personalities.
• Work with other departments to resolve supplier invoice/product discrepancy errors
• Understands emergency evacuation procedures, including where to gather outside the building.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of inventory storage locations.
• Perform various material handling duties, to include, but not be limited to driving fork truck, shipping truck, hand truck, etc.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of physical plant, i.e., keep aisle ways, docks, etc. swept free of debris and uncluttered
• Must have prompt and regular attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Must be familiar with parts and products
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• ASQ Certification(s) beneficial, Electronics and Mechanical systems a plus.
• 6 Months related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excel, Word and Power point computer applications a plus.
• Use of measurement equipment a must. (Ex. Calipers, Protractors, Micrometers etc).
• Must be willing and able to work overtime, Saturdays and Sundays with little or no notice.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours.
• Experience in auditing process and products a must.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands along with fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Customer Orders, product blueprints and wiring diagrams. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Forklift truck certified
• AS400 Experience

What We Are Looking For

Ensuring all activities involving incoming shipments received and warehoused manufactured products are efficient, safe, orderly and accurately manufactured to our customer’s specifications and the quality of the products produced comply with customer and company standards. Hands-on role where you will inspect cases and parts as well as mentor and train others. Other duties as assigned.

Essential Competencies

• Ensure company safety, quality and performance procedures are met in a safe, clean and organized setting; offer recommendations to improve these standards
• Data Collection and Charting.
• Part measurements to prints utilizing precise measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, CMM
• Interact directly with Purchasing, Final Assembly and all supporting areas regarding issues that affect customer and vendor specifications and shipments.
• Interact directly with Inside Sales concerning order specifications, changes and errors.
• Interact directly with Engineering concerning design, product and print issues.
• Load/Product testing.
• Work with Quality team members on case line ups, audits and inspections.
• Must be a team player with good team skills and the ability to get along with all types of personalities.
• Operate copier/scanner, fax machine, computer, printers, telephone system
• Work with other departments to resolve supplier invoice/product discrepancy errors
• Understands emergency evacuation procedures, including where to gather outside the building.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of inventory storage locations.
• Perform various material handling duties, to include, but not be limited to driving fork truck, shipping truck, hand truck, etc.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of physical plant, i.e., keep aisle ways, docks, etc. swept free of debris and uncluttered
• Must have prompt and regular attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Must be familiar with parts and products

Minimum Quantifiable Competencies

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• ASQ Certification(s) beneficial, Electronics and Mechanical systems a plus.
• 6 Months related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excel, Word and Power point computer applications a plus.
• Use of measurement equipment a must. (Ex. Calipers, Protractors, Micrometers etc).
• AS400 a plus.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime, Saturdays and Sundays with little or no notice.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours.
• Experience in auditing process and products a must.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands along with fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Customer Orders, product blueprints and wiring diagrams. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to groups of customers or employees of organization.

Preferred Competencies

• Forklift truck certified
• AS400 Experience

Strengths Needed For This Role

• Willing to accept new/changing responsibilities and duties.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills along with motivational and leadership skills