Quality Inspector

Larsen Manufacturing Company Job Description

Job Title: Quality Inspector

Department: Quality (Stamping or Fabrication)

Reports To: Quality Manager (Stamping or Fabrication)

Prepared Date: April 25, 2022

Approved By: Human Resources

Summary: Level 2

The quality assurance inspector assures the consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing manufacturing practices and systems, validating processes, and providing necessary documentation to ensure quality excellence. In this role the inspector will strive to achieve Quality Assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews, preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards, identifying and resolving problems, completing audits, determining system improvements as well as implementing change.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The Quality Inspector will perform the described quality activities throughout the manufacturing plant as necessary and on a daily basis. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Inspection of incoming and outgoing products and materials to engineering specifications using basic test and measuring equipment.
• Ability to work with handheld gauges, such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, etc. Ability to work with optical comparator.
• Understand types of measurement, measurement terminology, and the types and differences of standard measurement instruments.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and know definitions of critical, major, minor characteristics.
• Choose and check calibration of inspection equipment to be used.
• Ability to measure parts and determine if they are meeting print specifications. Inspect first part against each measurement as indicated on print. Verify acceptable tolerance. Indicate completed inspection on corresponding inspection record.
• Perform visual and dimensional inspection of purchased parts, tight tolerance machined parts, stamped and fabricated parts, components, assemblies, and materials.
• Perform first article inspection, incoming, in process and final inspections on new and revised parts.
• Generate, distribute, and file inspection reports as required.
• Document non-conforming product when detected. Attach Red Tag and/or Red NC tags to the non-conforming product.
• Timely completion of all paperwork associated with position including NC tags. Complete and maintain all documentation per customer and/or internal requirements.
• Receives, understands, and follows all written and oral instruction.
• Contributes to team, company and QMS goals by initiating continuous improvement, accomplishing related results as required and working effectively with other employees and departments.

Required Knowledge:

· 2 Years of experience performing close tolerance mechanical inspections.

· Ability to read blueprints.

· Knowledge of GD&T is plus

· Experience with Metal Stamping and/or Fabrication (Laser Cutting, Forming, Welding and Assembly Processes)

· Knowledge of ISO 9001 (*Knowledge of IATF16949 would be a bonus)

· Strong Math Skills

· Strong communication and team building skills a must.

· Strong Computer Literacy (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook)

· CMM operating experience is plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Quality Control Inspectors: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• El Paso, TX 79936: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12 - $14