QA Inspector - 2nd Shift

Regal Rexnord•Union Grove, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Inspector - 2nd Shift is responsible for performing routine visual, dimensional, and mechanical inspection and testing of subassemblies, units, and components to ensure conformance with quality standards. This role also involves inspecting returned products and interacting with engineering, sales, production, and external customers. The position may require travel to customer sites. The inspector will make dimensional and mechanical inspections and tests of Gear Reducers, subassemblies, components, and units to ensure conformance with quality and engineering specifications. They will check parts using specific inspection procedures, direct reading instruments, and test sets, and inspect returns to determine the root cause of problems, interacting with all departments and end customers. Additionally, the role includes offering training to employees to improve quality and set processes, determining reasons for defects, providing reason codes in the RGA log, and analyzing failures to determine causes with sufficient mechanical skills and some knowledge in electrical motors. The inspector will assist engineering, operate quality-specific software for tracking warranty data, and work with customers to support products in the field. Maintaining a clean and orderly work area according to 5S standards and working safely are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Requires thorough knowledge of gear reducer assembly, machining operations of parts, quality and engineering specifications.
Ability to perform to verbal instructions as well as read/write English, interpret/understand documents including but not limited to: specifications, routings, engineering drawing, test equipment/information, etc.
Ability to provide inspection with accuracy, which is critical to customer and business.
Knowledge/understanding of gauging techniques, blueprint reading/tolerance, and SPC sample plan.
Self-start and Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Basic computer (PC) skills.

Nice To Haves

May require travel to customer sites.

Responsibilities

Perform routine visual, dimensional, and mechanical inspection and test of subassemblies, units and components to ensure conformance with quality standards.
Perform inspections of return products.
Make dimensional and mechanical inspection and test of Gear Reducers, subassemblies, components and units to ensure conformance with quality and engineering specifications.
Check parts using specific inspection procedures, direct reading instruments and test sets where allowable variations and limits are prescribed.
Inspect returns to determine root cause of problems.
Interact with all departments and end customers to do so.
Offer training to all employees to improve quality and set processes.
Determine reasons for defects.
Provide the reason code in RGA log.
Have sufficient mechanical skills and some knowledge in electrical motor to analyze failures and determine causes.
Able to work with engineering and assist them.
Have basic computer skills to be able to operate quality specific software tracking warranty data.
Have good interpersonal skills to be able to work with customers to support our products in the field.
Keep work area and equipment clean and orderly (5S standard).
Work in a safe manner and follow all safety rules and procedures to ensure personal safety as well as safety of co-workers.
Perform other duties as assigned.