Quality Assurance Specialist

Job Summary
A Quality Inspector in a heavy manufacturing setting is responsible for reviewing products and materials during manufacturing to ensure they meet company requirements. The role involves measuring objects against intended physical specifications, running quality tests, and identifying defects.

Main Responsibilities

• Determine quality and reliability standards by studying drawings and formulas; verifying specifications with engineering staff.
• Inspect raw material conditions by collecting samples; conducting inspections and physical tests of materials.
• Identify in-process product condition by collecting samples during the production process; conducting in-process inspections and physical tests.
• Determine disposition of finished product by collecting, classifying, analyzing, and interpreting production and quality data; judging product acceptability in comparison to specifications.
• Evaluate acceptability of rework by conducting inspections and physical tests of reworked product.
• Document finished product status by recording and summarizing raw materials, in-process, and finished-product inspection and physical test data; updating quality assurance databases.
• Maintain product quality documentation systems by writing or rewriting quality assurance procedures.
• Ensure quality assurance operations are followed by following quality assurance policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of quality expectations and standards.
• Proven ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• General understanding of hydraulic, electrical, and air systems.
• General understanding of welding and weld quality.
• General understanding of paint process and quality.