Quality Assurance Inspector 3rd shift

In this role, you will be performing tests and measurements on our product to ensure the customer's quality specifications are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

• Inspects parts to determine compliance with customer's quality specification and Falcon Plastics quality standards.
• Submits samples of parts for quality testing.
• Examines packaged box labels to verify accuracy of material lot and part number at start up.
• Selects parts for acceptable appearance tests at specified stages in production process, including press start-up and line start-up, and considers size, color, gouging, warp, flash, shorts, grease / oil, gates clipped flush with part edge, conformance to related parts, brittle testing, etc. in the inspection of the parts.
• Uses all the various piece part sample standards found in the QA sample library, the information in the QA files such as blueprints and written specifications, and uses historical documentation as comparison standards to ascertain quality of parts. Determines acceptable level and communicates quality standard to machine operator, molding / process technician and Plant Supervisor.
• Identifies and isolates non-conforming products.
• Identifies and retains pertinent samples in sample library for future reference.
• Records inspection data, applying quaility control standards and procedures, reviews that data in relation to previous shift records and follows up to resolve any questions.
• Assists in maintaining sample library.
• Utilizes all measuring instruments including caliper, pin gauges, height gauges, comparitor, toolmaker's microscope and CMM.
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities to incoming shift Quality Assurance employees and informs Quality Assurance Supervisor separately using approved means of communication (email, voice mail, white board, etc.).
• Provides process improvement recommendations and offers opinions to Quality Assurance Supervisor, Quality Manager, Production Manager, and Plant Manager. Recommends new approaches to solve issues identified during quality assurance activities.
• Assists in inspecting purchased parts from outside vendors to determine acceptable quality parts. Provides input to the decision of whether to accept the parts.
• Trains new QA inspectors, sharing expertise and knowledge of quality standards, procedures, processes and equipment usage. Provides guidance, training and positive feedback to inspectors, machine operators, molding and process technicians.
• Has the authority for dispositioning product at Level 2.
• Willingly schedules adjustments for overtime and absences and is responsive to call-in requests during non-scheduled working days.

Position Requirements

Education and / or Experience : High School diploma or GED; or up to three months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills : 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.

Mathematical Skills : 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.

Reasoning Ability : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and occassionally climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 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.

Full-Time / Part-Time Full-Time Shift Various Shifts Position Quality Assurance Inspector Req Number QUA-25-00001