EC1011 Inspector

Nashville Wire Products•Auburn, AL

About The Position

The Inspector performs quality checks on raw materials, products at various stages of manufacturing, and finished products using laboratory-testing equipment. The role evaluates samples against company quality standards and customer standards, and works closely with the Quality Assurance Manager to establish appropriate quality standards. The Inspector may also track and report scrap, contact customers about product disposition, and participate on project teams. The position requires keeping the work area clean and orderly and conducting work safely. The role requires competency in quality control standards and equipment, the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence, write simple correspondence, present information in one-on-one and small-group settings, and perform basic arithmetic. Physical activities include frequent standing, sitting, walking, or moving, occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting or carrying averaging 25 pounds. The work environment involves moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration, and usually loud noise.

Requirements

Competency in quality control standards and equipment.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and determine the number of individual items in a unit or group.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including frequent standing, sitting, walking, or moving; occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting up to 50 pounds and frequently lifting or carrying objects averaging 25 pounds; required visual abilities; and firm grasping requiring approximately 45–60 pounds of grip strength.

Responsibilities

Obtain samples of raw materials using laboratory instruments and evaluate them for compliance with company quality and appearance standards.
Obtain random samples from production stages and use laboratory instruments to check them against company and customer quality standards.
Obtain random samples of finished production and use laboratory instruments to check them against company and customer quality standards.
Potentially accumulate scrap, maintain scrap inventory, and prepare scrap reports.
Work closely with the Quality Assurance Manager to establish proper quality standards.
Keep the work area clean and orderly and conduct all work safely.
Sample parts using statistical analysis techniques.
Potentially contact customers to clarify or obtain disposition on product.
Perform other duties as requested.
Potentially participate on project teams as requested.