Quality Inspector - 1st Shift

nVent • Blaine, MN

15h • Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: Performing comprehensive product inspections based on criteria defined in work instructions, checklists, and drawings. Prioritizing tasks as established by the Operations Supervisors to maintain efficiency and meet departmental deliverable goals. Identifying non-conforming products that do not meet predefined requirements. Initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in response to discoveries of non-conforming products. Ensuring there are no active NCRs before completing a product inspection to maintain strict quality control and compliance. Applying precision and non-precision gauges, meters, tools, or devices to determine conformance to the relevant acceptance criteria.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Ability to use precision measuring equipment (e.g., Calipers, micrometer, paint mil gauges, hardness tester, CMM, measuring tables, optical comparators, functional testers, etc.).
• Ability to effectively organize, plan workload and work in a self-directed manner.
• Ability to utilize good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface with people across multiple functional areas within the company.
• Ability to interpret and apply Quality System / ISO procedures and documentation.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Skills to quickly learn and operate a wide variety of test and measurement equipment.
• Skills in attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to apply appropriate math and geometry.
• Skill in using personal computers including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• 1 year experience in the quality process and experience with Quality Management Systems preferred.
• 1 year experience using precision metal fabrication measurement tools and techniques preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performing comprehensive product inspections based on criteria defined in work instructions, checklists, and drawings.
• Prioritizing tasks as established by the Operations Supervisors to maintain efficiency and meet departmental deliverable goals.
• Identifying non-conforming products that do not meet predefined requirements.
• Initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in response to discoveries of non-conforming products.
• Ensuring there are no active NCRs before completing a product inspection to maintain strict quality control and compliance.
• Applying precision and non-precision gauges, meters, tools, or devices to determine conformance to the relevant acceptance criteria.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED