Quality Auditor - 1st Shift
About The Position
The Quality Auditor performs dimensional, mechanical, and visual inspections throughout manufacturing, including incoming inspection, machining, polishing, anodizing, painting, assembly, dock audits, and finished-goods containment. The role ensures products meet customer requirements, engineering specifications, and company quality standards. The auditor documents inspection results, evaluates part acceptability, communicates nonconformances, and supports basic root-cause analysis and containment activities. The position also supports inspection planning, verifies quality after process or product changes, maintains nonconforming-material controls and inspection-area 5S standards, and uses precision measuring equipment to inspect parts, gauges, and checking fixtures. When required, the employee may perform duties typically assigned to a Gauge Specialist, including inspecting products and components, documenting results, isolating defective material, and preparing quality reports.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
- Proven ability to use inspection gauges, checking fixtures, and precision measuring equipment, including micrometers, calipers, height gauges, dial indicators, thread gauges, plug gauges, and pin gauges.
- Familiarity with manufacturing and quality systems, including containment processes, nonconforming-material handling, basic problem-solving methods, quality alerts, first-piece approval or release, and 5S.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to analyze inspection results and make sound quality-related decisions.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and attention to detail in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Authorization to stop assembly and production when quality-related issues are present.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of quality inspection experience in an automotive manufacturing environment.
- At least 1 year of assembly experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform incoming inspections, in-process audits, dock audits, and first-article, in-process, and final inspections of parts, gauges, and checking fixtures.
- Record inspection results and quality data in databases and systems, and maintain accurate and timely inspection documentation.
- Evaluate parts against established quality standards and specifications and determine their acceptability.
- Notify appropriate quality personnel when products, materials, or processes are outside established specifications or process parameters.
- Assist with identifying defect or malfunction causes and evaluating the impact of deviations using basic root-cause analysis techniques.
- Monitor the segregation and identification of nonconforming materials; verify containment eligibility and disposition criteria.
- Perform or oversee containment of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, or material at the customer.
- Maintain organization and control of material movement into and out of MRB cages.
- Maintain 5S standards in the quality department and inspection areas.
- Maintain boundary sample boards and ensure approved reference samples are current and properly identified.
- Support the Quality Manager in maintaining quality standards for products and production materials.
- Perform quality verification checks when process, equipment, material, or product changes are implemented.
- Use precision measuring equipment and support the development and execution of part and gauge inspection plans, including GD&T and engineering specifications.
- Visually inspect gauges, checking fixtures, measuring equipment, and devices for damage or possible calibration needs, and report findings to the CMM technician.
- Communicate nonconformances and quality concerns to appropriate personnel.
- Comply with applicable safety policies and procedures.
- When required, perform Gauge Specialist duties, including inspecting finished products and in-process components according to procedures and sampling plans.
- When required, document inspection results, summarize rework and waste, tag and isolate defective material, communicate findings, and enter data to produce quality reports and graphs.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Quality Engineer or Quality Manager.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
