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QC Inspector

O&k American Corp
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2025

Would you like to join the O&K family?

At O&K our mission is to think beyond impossible. We want each and every person to think about the meaning, such as “never creating limits,” “making the impossible possible,’ and where there is a will, there is a way.”

Is that you? Do you believe in making the impossible possible?

Who is O&K?

We supply our customers with cold heading steel wire and have been doing so for over 100 years. By staying innovative, tackling challenges head on, and a fantastic team, we have continued to achieve the goal of providing our customers with the highest quality.

Job purpose

To inspect and certify all finished wire product according to inspection procedures prior to shipping.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Inspection of finish goods material at wire drawing and cleaning house departments according to procedures and specifications.
  • Understand final inspection procedures.
  • Understand production sheet information and various QC Forms to be filled out.
  • Know grade designation and acceptance criteria for all materials.
  • Able to accurately measure wire diameter with a micrometer and caliper.
  • Computer entry of production sheet information and printing certification records.
  • Understanding tag system.
  • Update required inspection data into AS400.
  • Understand what the processing steps are for each of the processes’ O&k does (ex. cleaning house, annealing, wire draw)
  • Understand Non-Conformance procedures.
  • Able to visually identify kind of coating for final product out of Cleaning House.
  • Keep tensile room and fume hood area clean and organized.
  • Able to perform: Final product visual inspection, Marco-etch test, Tensile Test, Rockwell hardness test, Spectrometer test, Upset test, Reduction of area measurement, Emboss tag generation if needed, and Mount preparation if requested.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Able to read, write and speak English.
  • High School diploma or higher.
  • Basic knowledge of steel, QA process, and Metallurgy.
  • Computer skills.
  • Able to work with machine inspection equipment.
  • Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed.
  • Math and deductive reasoning skills.

Working conditions

  • Regularly lifting, traveling up and down stairs, sitting, squatting and bending in various positions - traveling in and out of work areas, walking and being on your feet for a majority of the work day.
  • Daily exposed to noise, dust, fumes, and odors. Physical exertion is required.
  • The employee requires standing, bending and twisting for scheduled shift.
  • Requires work in a non-air-conditioned area during the summer months.
  • Vision protection, metatarsal steel-toed shoes, hard hat, ear plugs, and high visibility clothing is required.

Physical requirements

  • Lift minimum of 50 pounds.
  • Bend and climb.
  • Able to see and hear.
  • Must be able to identify and distinguish colors.

Direct reports

None

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19

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