Inspector

Description

The Inspector is responsible for supporting day-to-day foundry quality activities through visual 

inspection, in-process verification, end-to-end product review, rework coordination, product submission, and QA release support. This role helps ensure that products meet internal standards, customer requirements, engineering expectations, and production needs before moving to the next operation or shipping to the customer.

The position plays a key part in reducing the cost of poor quality, minimizing avoidable rework, and improving on-time delivery by identifying quality issues early, helping drive containment, and supporting timely disposition of product.

Requirements

PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

• Complete end-to-end visual inspection of product as required to verify conformance prior to release, movement to the next operation, rework, or shipment.
• Submit products for review, disposition, approval, or QA release according to established quality and production processes.
• Work closely with QA clerks to ensure inspection findings, rework status, hold points, release activity, and quality documentation are recorded accurately and timely.
• Use available inspection criteria, work instructions, drawings, specifications, visual standards, and quality requirements to make consistent inspection decisions. Perform corrective finishing and marking tasks as needed.
• Collaborate with the Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams to clarify standards, review recurring defects, support corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Verify that product placed on hold, released, scrapped, or reworked is clearly identified and handled according to company procedures.
• Assist with inspection priorities, customer sourcing and other activities as required to maintain product shipment schedules.
• Document inspection results, defects, rework findings, and release status clearly so Production/Quality/Engineering teams have accurate information for decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a foundry, manufacturing, machining, finishing, quality, inspection, or production environment preferred.
• Strong visual inspection skills and ability to identify defects, nonconformances, workmanship concerns, and process variation. Must meet vision requirements. 
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, inspection criteria, drawings, specifications, travelers, and quality documentation.
• Ability to use dimensions inspection gauges (calipers, micrometers, etc.) and small hand finishing tools (grinders, files, part marking machines)
• Good communication skills with the ability to work professionally with production, quality, engineering, and operations teams.
• Ability to take ownership of products, establish a sense of urgency and prioritize work based on production flow, customer needs, rework urgency, and quality impact.
• Computer or data-entry skills for documenting inspection results and supporting quality records.