Roaming Quality Inspector Weekend Shift

Arch Precision, LLC; Earth City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Precision, LLC is seeking a roaming Quality Inspector to perform real-time audits and roving inspections across multiple production lines. The role emphasizes first-article checks, rapid defect containment, and close collaboration with manufacturing teams.

The ideal candidate will read complex blueprints and GD&T, operate precision measuring tools, and confidently halt production when defects are detected, ensuring strict adherence to quality standards on a dynamic factory floor.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of quality inspection experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or automotive environments.
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints and GD&T symbols.
• Experience with precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and optical comparators.
• Must be mobile with the ability to stand, walk, and move around a large facility floor during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform roving in-process and final inspections across multiple production lines to ensure compliance with blueprints, specs, and SOPs.
• Validate First-Article Inspection (FAI) results before full-scale manufacturing begins.
• Conduct random audits and spot-checks to ensure ongoing ISO compliance and quality metrics.
• Identify, segregate, and contain non-conforming materials; issue MRB when thresholds are breached.
• Verify calibration and proper use of gauges and measurement tools by operators.
• Maintain digital logs of inspection results, scrap rates, and rework metrics in the QMS.
• Collaborate with supervisors and engineers for root cause analysis and CAPA implementation.

Skills

GD&T interpretation

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement tools

Mobility & stamina

Communication

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Optical comparators

Thread gauges

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented Roaming Quality Inspector to join our QA team. Unlike traditional, stationary inspector roles, this position requires high mobility. You will move dynamically across multiple work cells to perform real-time audits, first-article inspections, and random spot-checks.

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who can seamlessly transition between different manufacturing environments, ensure strict adherence to quality standards, and confidently halt production if a critical defect is detected.

Key Responsibilities

• Dynamic Inspections: Conduct roving in-process and final inspections across various production lines to ensure compliance with blueprints, engineering specs, and SOPs.
• First-Article Inspection (FAI): Verify and approve the first parts of a production run before full-scale manufacturing begins.
• Audit & Spot-Checks: Perform random, unannounced audits of operators, tools, and processes to ensure ongoing adherence to ISO standards and internal quality metrics.
• Defect Containment: Immediately identify, document, and segregate non-conforming materials or products. Issue "MRB" orders when critical quality thresholds are breached.
• Gage & Tool Calibration: Verify that measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, height gages, etc.) used by operators are calibrated and being used correctly.
• Data & Documentation: Maintain accurate, digital logs of all inspection results, scrap rates, and rework metrics. Input findings into the Quality Management System.
• Root Cause Analysis: Partner with production supervisors and manufacturing engineers to investigate defects and implement corrective/preventative actions (CAPA).

Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• Experience: 2-5 years of experience in quality inspection within a manufacturing, assembly, or aerospace/automotive environment.
• Technical Literacy: Proven ability to read and accurately interpret complex blueprints, engineering drawings, and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) symbols.
• Tool Proficiency: Hands-on experience with precision measuring instruments (micrometers, calipers, optical comparators, thread gages).
• Mobility & Stamina: Ability to stand, walk, bend, and move across a large facility floor for the duration of a shift.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to deliver constructive feedback to production teams objectively.

Preferred:

• Experience working within ISO 9001, AS9100, or IATF 16949 quality management systems.
• ASQ (American Society for Quality) Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) designation.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Environment: Active manufacturing floor; exposure to noise, dust, and moving machinery. PPE required.

Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 35 lbs occasionally. Frequent walking, standing, and reaching.