Electrical Quality Control Inspector

M.C. Dean, Inc•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Electrical Quality Control Inspector follows M.C. Dean’s Quality Control Program to verify that installations meet quality expectations and are durable and reliable. The role performs field inspections to ensure work complies with safety policies and procedures, project and contract specifications, applicable legal requirements, and the Quality Control Plan. The inspector also conducts receiving, first-article, in-process, and final inspections of electrical and mechanical assemblies, visually and/or using inspection equipment. The inspector documents inspection results and nonconformances, reports data, supports problem-solving and corrective-action efforts, and works with operators, supervisors, the project team, and Owner/QC. The position participates in work-preparation, initial, follow-up, and daily risk-management meetings; helps train operators; and coordinates inspection coverage across shifts. The role requires physical work at heights and handling materials, including lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly.

Requirements

Associate degree in a technical discipline, or quality-related experience as a substitute.
At least 4 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 in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds 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 on a routine and repetitive basis.
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; apply general rules to specific problems; combine information to form conclusions; 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 Quality Assurance and the manager as appropriate.
Read blueprints and specifications, and monitor operations to ensure they meet specifications.
Recommend adjustments to assembly or installation processes.
Inspect materials, components, and products; identify items for testing and measurement; and operate electronic inspection equipment and software.
Document approval or rejection of inspected items, identify items that fail specifications for removal or segregation, and report inspection and test data and quantities inspected.
Participate in preparatory meetings for each definable feature of work to review relevant plans and specifications with the foreman supervising the work.
Participate in initial inspections to verify approved materials, personnel, equipment, and site conditions, inspect the initial installation, and identify workmanship, quality, and safety expectations.
Perform continuous follow-up inspections to verify workmanship, quality, and safety in accordance with contract documents.
Inspect work in detail and coordinate inspections with Owner/QC.
Collect and analyze data for continuous improvement and share findings with the project team weekly.
Participate in daily Operational Risk Management meetings, represent quality matters, discuss quality issues for the work scope, and present at least two to three relevant quality tips of the day.
Document daily QC reports and complete quality reporting required by the M.C. Dean Quality Management System, including inspection checklists, Data Collection Reports, hold logs, discrepancy notices, and waiver logs.
Follow applicable quality system procedures and assigned responsibilities in the Quality Management System.
Perform Receiving, First Article, In-Process, and Final Inspections on electrical and mechanical assemblies, visually and/or using inspection equipment.
Immediately notify operators or supervision of product nonconformances and identify nonconforming units for segregation under the applicable procedure.
Assist with operator training, problem-solving, and root-cause, corrective-action, and preventive-action development for systemic issues.
Advise the appropriate party of corrective actions to be taken.
Coordinate with the supervisor to ensure appropriate inspection coverage across shifts in the inspector’s absence.