Team Lead QA Inspector

METACYCLE LLC•Prairie Grove, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Lead QA Inspector supports quality and production operations by verifying production documentation and requirements at the start of each run, inspecting parts throughout production, training operators, and helping ensure finished products meet quality standards before shipment. The role may provide press operators with breaks, monitor machine operations, and communicate product or process issues to management. The inspector has authority to place nonconforming parts on hold and stop production or shipment to address problems. The position also requires following applicable safety policies and the Quality Management System (QMS), maintaining a clean work area, and reporting hazards, accidents, and near-misses. Work takes place in a production environment with temperature fluctuations, potentially extreme heat, high noise, and exposure to fumes, odors, and dust.

Requirements

Effectively work with and communicate detailed instructions to and from management and coworkers.
Hear and effectively communicate the meaning of alarms on the production floor.
Perform basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and counting.
Use and understand basic measuring tools, gauges, and measuring equipment as required.
Read and understand production books, work instructions, and quality requirements.
Understand and teach quality requirements for production jobs to operators.
Understand and meet press operator job standards as needed.
Complete assigned tasks to quality standards with minimal supervision.
Grasp objects using pressure from the fingers and palm.
Perform repetitive hand, wrist, and finger motions, including picking and pinching.
Stoop, reach, stand for extended periods, and walk between work sites.
Lift and move up to 45 pounds or more as needed.
Work in areas with fluctuating temperatures, including extreme heat at times; high noise; and exposure to fumes, odors, and dust.

Responsibilities

Review the production book at the start of a run and ensure parts, quality checks, product specifications, and packaging information are correct and available at the workcell.
Complete first article inspections when a workcell is first set up for a production run.
Train operators on parts at the start of and during runs, as applicable, and assist with training when procedures change.
Provide consistent break coverage for press operators and communicate product inconsistencies to management.
Ensure weights are completed and recorded.
Periodically monitor machine operations to verify parts meet quality standards and notify management of issues.
Place nonconforming parts on hold when applicable and exercise authority to stop shipment or production to correct problems.
Complete a final audit of AQL levels before product is staged for shipment.
Conduct last-shot inspections at the end of production runs.
Assess work areas for potential hazards and report hazards to the Shift Supervisor or management.
Follow safety policies, including requirements concerning PPE, Lockout/Tagout, machinery guards, and safe lifting.
Report all accidents and near-misses and keep the work area clean.
Verbally communicate Polytech's quality policy and follow applicable Quality Policy, QMS, and procedural requirements.