Qa Inspector

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Department: Quality

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Report To: QA Supervisor

Position Summary:

Complete inspection processes and maintain and improve all Quality Systems: Provide Quality support to Manufacturing Operations by resolving quality-related issues, improving product quality, assisting with continuous improvement initiatives. The Quality Inspector is accountable for ensuring compliance to procedures and product specification requirements within the quality management system. This position requires that work be performed in warehouse, office, and controlled environment areas

Essential Functions:

• Inspect incoming materials for compliance with design and regulatory requirements
• Comply with all quality system requirements as outlined in the quality manual, procedures, and work instructions
• Maintain control of and ensure proper filing of all pertinent documents, data, and inspection records.
• Self-starter, ability to be assigned a task and complete the task with minimal supervision under designated lead times.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally, in English, the needs of the QA Department both internally and with our vendors.
• Ability to read and interpret design data, ANSI Y14.5, GD&T, and specifications of product.
• Perform in-process inspections. Ensure operators, machinists, deburring personnel check their own work properly.
• Review supplier data and certificate of conformance packages for compliance to design data and quality system requirements.
• Communicate with shop personnel, as necessary, any identified issues with product or documentation
• Working knowledge of equipment such as, calipers, micrometers (ID and OD), height gages, threaded fastener equipment, bore gages, surface plate air gages, hardness tester, optical comparator, surface finish indicators, and any additional tools used in the Quality Assurance Department.
• Ability to operate and program CMM equipment experience a plus.
• Conduct maintenance and calibration of all measurement and test equipment in the Quality Assurance Department. (N.I.S.T)
• Use of MS Office such as; Excel, Word and Outlook.
• ERP Operation system experience a plus.
• Ability to work office machines, such as: faxes, copy machines and telephones.
• Keep work area neat and orderly.
• Because of the fluctuating demands of Superior's operation, it may be necessary that each employee perform a multitude of different functions; therefore, as an essential part of your position, you will be expected to help others when the occasion arises, just as other employees are expected to help you. Accordingly, you may be expected to perform other tasks as needed or as directed.
• Compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• 3-5 years machine shop quality/inspection experience is preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.