Quality Control Inspector 1 Job

​Primary location: Carson, California 
Relocation offered:  
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel:  
Non-compete: [[req_noncompete]] 

The estimated base salary for this role is $21.04 per hour. 
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

​What does it mean to work at Arktura LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.  Arktura LLC is a widely published company headquartered in a fast-paced design office and manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, CA. We design, develop, and manufacture a variety of façade systems, interior wall and ceiling systems, custom art installations on a full range of state-of-the-art equipment, in our 100,000 sf facility.

Working at Arktura is the best! Benefits include 401k with employee match, robust health care options, paid time off and professional development. We have a casual dress code, free snacks, and quarterly events! As a company, we love to engage in community service activities with our local organizations. We provide access to 100’s of discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through LifeMart such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare We support Employee Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion and provide perspective.

Under the direction of the Quality Control Supervisor, the Quality Control Inspector works independently or in a team of Inspectors/Production Associates within the functional area of the metals or felt value stream. Responsible for the visual, manual, and mechanical inspection of products and/or materials identifying defects/deviations from specifications in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Reads, interprets, and adheres to quality control procedures and standards
• Reads and interprets blueprints and/or shop drawings and uses precision measuring tools (such as: calipers, micrometers, etc.) to verify parts and/or material meet specification.
• Reads and interprets manufacturing drawings, prints, and specification
• Perform visual, manual, and mechanical inspection of products and/or materials
• Identifying defects/deviations from specifications and initiate non-conformance reports, and follow issue through to completion; provides communicating regarding repair/re-work to production supervisor
• Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs; summarizing re-work and waste; inputting data into quality database in accordance with the Quality Management System.
• Completes, maintains, and organizes QA/QC documentation and records
• Inspects incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
• Approves finished products by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; returning products for re-work; confirming re-work as needed.
• Maintains measurement equipment and coordinates calibration and repairs.
• Maintains safe and organized work environment by following standards and procedures
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

 

Travel

• None

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

 

• Possess basic arithmetic skills
• Possess knowledge of personal computers skills.
• Proficient use of measuring tools and have a working knowledge of precision measuring tools such as: (tape measurer, calipers, micrometers, etc.).
• Must follow all company policies and procedures
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while balancing multiple projects.
• Communication and people skills; team player willing to learn.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment (i.e., ability to wear required PPE, work in a dusty, hot, non-climate-controlled environment; with stairs, frequent walking, standing and occasional lifting of material).
• Abilit