QA Inspector Technician

 

The Quality Assurance Inspector inspects materials and products such as fabricated components, castings, electrical and hydraulic components, miscellaneous structural components and raw materials, for conformance to specifications by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

Level I: 

• Inspect and test parts, components, materials and finished products to determine conformance to established product requirements.
• Perform receiving inspection, assembly in process audits and returned goods inspections.
• Processes nonconforming product, and coordinates with various departments to get product to a state of conformance.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work space.

Level II:

• Determine conformity with regard to material or product documentation and disposition accordingly.
• Locate, open, print and review documents and specifications in SharePoint and ERP system.
• Process first article submissions and documentation.
• Generate and manage records related to the inspection and testing of material or product.
• Label nonconforming product appropriately and move it electronically and physically to the proper warehouse.

Level III:

• Perform material and product containment inspections.
• Inspect rework for acceptance.
• Communicate major issues to supervisor.
• Collect and review documents for conformance and completeness and file appropriately.
• Maintain and operate within Quality Assurance databases and systems.
• Know position, department, company and ISO 9001 standards procedures, and policies and where to access them.

Senior:

• Initiate Inventory Adjustments for scrap.
• Perform ERP transactions into and out of QA warehouses as needed.
• Obtain Machine Card records for truck documentation.
• Issue Engineering Change Requests and red line documents as needed.
• Control, count, and reduce inventory in your area of responsibility, escalate issues to supervisor.
• Monitor nonconformance reports and drive dispositions to be made in a timely manner.
• Produce comprehensive reports regarding an audit, Corrective Action, NR or other.
• Issue Engineering Change Requests and red line documents as needed.
• Control, count, and reduce inventory in your area of responsibility, escalate issues to supervisor.
• Monitor nonconformance reports and drive dispositions to be made in a timely manner.
• Produce comprehensive reports regarding an audit, Corrective Action, NR or other.

Competencies

Education and Experience:

• Level I: High School diploma or equivalent. General knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Level II: High School diploma or equivalent. One to four years’ experience of quality assurance inspections and or manufacturing inspections. 
• Level III: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum five years’ experience as a quality inspector.
• Senior: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum eight years’ experience as a quality inspector.

Level I: 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as fractions and decimals. 
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Knowledge of MS Office software; Contact Management systems; Internet software.
• Ability to use basic measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers or tape measures required.

Level II:

• Ability to apply basic concepts of geometry related to angles, cylinders and planes.
• Knowledge of standard shop practices
• Understand and implement LEAN, 5S, and visual workplace tools.
• Ability to interpret documents such as specifications, drawings and procedures.
• Experienced in the use of basic measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers or tape measures.
• Ability to operate overhead cranes.

Level III:

• Ability to prioritize job duties as necessary.
• Ability to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to perform receiving inspection and returns inspection.
• Ability to understand the basics of fabrication, welding, mechanics, hydraulics, electronics and raw materials.

Senior:

• Perform basic arithmetic, geometry and trigonometry.
• Perform first article inspections and documentation.
• Perform containment inspections and field return inspections.
• Operate fork lifts and overhead cranes.
• Ability to use all types of inspection equipment