Quality Inspector – Summary
The Quality Inspector is responsible for performing in-process and final inspections of automotive components and assemblies to ensure compliance with engineering specifications, customer requirements, and industry quality standards. This role plays a critical part in maintaining product quality, identifying defects, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the manufacturing environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct in-process, incoming, and final inspections of automotive parts, subassemblies, and finished products.
- Utilize precision measuring equipment including gauges, calipers, micrometers, and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) to verify product conformity.
- Perform detailed visual inspections to identify defects, irregularities, and nonconforming
- Document inspection results and maintain accurate quality records and inspection
- Identify, document, and report nonconforming materials and products through Nonconformance Reports (NCRs).
- Assist in determining appropriate disposition of defective products, including rework, use-as-is, or scrap decisions.
- Support root cause investigations and corrective action activities utilizing quality tools such as 8D, 5-Why Analysis, and Fishbone Diagrams.
- Monitor production processes and communicate quality concerns, defect trends, and recurring issues to supervisors and quality engineers.
- Perform audits of work-in-process to ensure compliance with control plans, work instructions, and inspection checklists.
- Maintain calibration records and ensure measuring equipment is properly calibrated and compliant with ISO/IATF 16949 requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement and quality enhancement
- Adhere to all company safety policies, procedures, and quality
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive tasks throughout the
- Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds as
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to production equipment and varying
