Quality Inspector Lead

Westlake Chemical; Kansas; On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Pipe & Fittings is seeking a Lead Quality Inspector to ensure product quality and to assume Supervisor duties when required. The role focuses on conducting morning inspections, verifying finished goods meet standards, and maintaining documentation.

You will work with micrometers, calipers, and other tools, follow NSF/UL/ASTM standards, and coordinate with Plant Management on quality issues. Previous experience in production or QC and a high school diploma are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED plus 3 years experience in production and/or quality control.
• Ability to read safety rules and procedures; write routine reports; speak to groups.
• Strong numerical and measurement skills; ability to interpret graphs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct morning final inspection of previous 24 hours of production.
• Maintain safe, clean work environment and follow supervisor instructions.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Perform duties of A, B, and C Quality Assurance Technicians.
• Check finished goods quality, including those loaded for delivery and returned goods.
• Review stock and identify damaged product to remove from inventory.
• Operate testing equipment and perform adjustments, set up, changeovers.
• Record and maintain accurate paperwork; data entry in SAP and spreadsheets.
• Update operator logs and communicate quality issues to Plant Management.

Skills

Quality inspection

Safety awareness

Documentation

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

OD Tapes

Durometer

SAP

Spreadsheets

Job description

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake division (NYSE:WLK), is one of the largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturer in North America. With 23 manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrainded joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building A Better Foundation. To learn more, visit the website at WestlakePipe.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

SUMMARY

Responsible for specified quality tests for completed pipe products including fabrication and slotting. The Lead Quality Inspector assumes the Supervisor role in the absence of the regular Supervisor.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct morning final inspection of previous 24 hours of production.
• Must work safely and maintain a safe, clean work environment, and perform available work as required by the supervisor.
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities required of A, B, and C Quality Assurance Technicians.
• Checks the quality of finished goods, including those loaded for delivery, and returned goods for acceptance to stock.
• Reviews stocked pipe periodically and identifies damaged product to be removed from inventory.
• Proficient with micrometers, calipers, OD Tapes, Tape Measure, Durometer and all other associated equipment.
• Must ensure that all Westlake, NSF, UL and ASTM standards are followed and all finished products are within specification.
• In the absence of the QA Supervisor; represents Westlake during agency audits.
• Maintains communication of Quality issues to Plant Management in absence of QA Supervisor.
• Responsible for operation of the testing equipment, including necessary adjustments, set up, changeovers, packaging, and other related operations.
• Required to operate at optimum rate and according to standards.
• Must record and maintain accurate and legible paperwork as required.
• Data entry in to the computer database. (SAP, and other Spreadsheets as required)
• Monitor updates to specifications and update Operator Logs as necessary.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED. Three years' experience or training/education in production and/or quality control, demonstration of requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes, satisfactory attendance and safety record.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• 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 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.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40-50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid, hot and cold conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.