Quality Control Inspector

Marmon Holdings, Inc.•McKenzie, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

McKenzie Valve & Machining, a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings (backed by Berkshire Hathaway), is seeking a Quality Control Inspector. This role is responsible for performing in-coming, in-process, and final inspections on all McKenzie’s parts, components, and activities, ensuring compliance with McKenzie’s Engineering Standards and QA Procedures. This includes reviewing documentation such as NDT logs, in-process inspection sheets, valve certs, ES-Standards, and QA Procedures for completeness and compliance. The QA inspector has full authority to identify nonconforming conditions, generate nonconformance reports, and hold or stop work on components pending resolution. Marmon is a global industrial organization comprising 11 industry groups with 30,000 employees and $12 billion in annual revenue. Its 120+ companies operate with an independent mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, benefiting from shared expertise within the industry groups. Marmon is committed to making a positive impact, providing diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where employees are empowered to excel, grow their skills, and advance within the organization.

Requirements

Ability to communicate technical information verbally and written.
Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Possess working knowledge of applicable U.S. and Canadian regulations, AAR Interchange/MSRP’s, Marmon Rail standards/procedures, and equipment owner requirements.
General mechanical aptitude and ability to use gages, dimensional inspection tools, weld inspection gages, testing techniques and test equipment necessary for inspections and maintenance.
Ability to instruct employees on proper activities using established procedures and training material.
Ability to climb ladders to heights of approximately 14 feet high, bend, crawl, squat, kneel, and stretch to perform inspections.
Have keen visual and audio acuity to recognize various shop danger/warning signals to avoid injuries and promote a safe work environment.
Possess considerable stamina to perform the essential functions over a large geographical plant area.
Be willing and able to wear safety equipment, such as safety shoes, safety glasses, hard hats, earplugs, and respirators.
Have vision correctable to 20/30 for inspection activities.
Works to meet internal and external customer expectations at all times by fully applying oneself to the task involved, preventing errors, and developing and implementing personal quality improvement projects.
Required to understand the Responsible Care Management System and actively participate in activities outlined therein.
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of 3-5 years of related work experience in railcar repair or manufacturing.
Ability to gain NDT Visual Testing (VT) Level II Certification per the requirements AAR M1002 Appendix T, ASNT SNT-TC-1A, ASNT CP-189, ASNT-9712 or ISO-9712.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Welding Inspector, AMPP Coating Inspector, ASQ Certified Quality Inspector/Technician certifications.
Knowledge of railcar components, airbrakes, welding, nondestructive testing, coatings and service equipment.

Responsibilities

Performs visual, dimensional, and mechanical inspection on components throughout all stages of processing.
Performs shop floor audits to ensure production operations are performed in compliance with Engineering Standards and Procedures.
Assures all identified nonconforming conditions are identified by reports, forms, checklist and/or the nonconformance reporting system.
Maintains an up-to-date inspection record of all inspections performed.
Reviews shop floor documentation for completeness and compliance.
Works with production to identify and plan for the day’s shipments to ensure verifications/inspections are made in a timely manner.
Reports adverse and/or non-compliant items to the responsible supervisor and QA Manager and follows-up to confirm that remedies have been put in place on items before the item is released to subsequent processes/stages. If rework will interrupt shipments the incumbent must notify the manager.
Participates in and actively supports quality projects, activities and Responsible Care initiatives to ensure that the Company achieves its goals.