Electrical Quality Control Inspector

M.C. Dean, Inc•Annapolis Junction , MD

22h

About The Position

The Electrical Quality Control Inspector follows M.C. Dean’s Quality Control Program to verify that installations meet quality expectations for durability and reliability. The role performs field inspections to check compliance with safety policies and procedures, project or contract specifications, the Quality Control Plan, applicable legal requirements, and the company’s quality management system. The inspector documents inspection results, identifies and reports nonconformances, supports corrective and preventive actions, and works with project teams, operators, supervisors, and owners to maintain workmanship, quality, and safety standards. M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. Its capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. The company is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 9,000 professionals. This position involves routine physical activity, including lifting and moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds, relocating a 12-foot stepladder without assistance, and working at heights up to 60 feet on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders. The work also involves walking, climbing, lifting, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and reaching overhead on a routine and repetitive basis. Pay range: USD $35.50–$37.50 per hour.

Requirements

Associate degree in a technical discipline, or quality-related experience in place of the degree.
At least four years of hands-on experience in construction, estimation, and/or quality control activities.
Experience with receiving, production, shipping, and quality processes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong attention to detail; highly organized and computer literate.
Ability to work well in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly and follow proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Ability to walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and reach overhead routinely and repetitively.
Good vision, which may be corrected, ability to see color, and ability to hear and communicate in English.
Ability to use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems, draw conclusions from information, see details at close range, and understand spoken information and ideas.

Responsibilities

Conduct inspections to verify compliance with project or contract specifications, the Quality Control Plan, and applicable legal requirements.
Confer with the Quality Assurance Manager as appropriate and read blueprints and specifications.
Monitor operations to ensure they meet specifications and recommend adjustments to assembly or installation processes.
Inspect materials, components, products, and assemblies; identify items for testing and measurement; and document approvals or rejections.
Operate electronic inspection equipment and software.
Identify and arrange removal or segregation of components, products, and materials that do not meet specifications; immediately notify operators or supervisors of product nonconformances.
Report inspection and test data and quantities inspected.
Participate in Preparatory Meetings for each definable feature of work, reviewing applicable plans and specification requirements with the supervising foreman.
Participate in Initial Inspections to verify materials, personnel, equipment, and site conditions; inspect initial installations; and identify workmanship, quality, and safety expectations.
Conduct continuous Follow-up Inspections to verify workmanship, quality, and safety in accordance with contract documents.
Inspect work in detail and coordinate inspections with the Owner and Quality Control.
Collect and analyze data for continuous improvement and share findings with the project team weekly.
Participate in daily Operational Risk Management meetings, represent quality issues for the work scope, and present at least two to three relevant quality tips of the day.
Document daily Quality Control reports and complete quality reporting requirements, including inspection checklists, Data Collection Reports, hold logs, discrepancy notices, and waiver logs.
Follow applicable quality-system procedures and assigned responsibilities under the Quality Management System.
Perform Receiving, First Article, In-Process, and Final Inspections on electrical and mechanical assemblies, visually and/or with inspection equipment.
Assist in training operators and providing guidance, and support the problem-solving process.
Participate in daily ORM work briefings to represent the Quality portion.
Assist with root-cause analysis and development of corrective and preventive actions for systemic issues; advise appropriate parties of corrective actions.
Coordinate with the supervisor to ensure appropriate inspection coverage across shifts in the inspector’s absence.