Position Summary: Inspects and documents quality
of products at various stages.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Perform incoming inspection activities as per
TPG’s Verification of Purchased Products and associated incoming inspection
work instructions;
o Request
corrections and/or missing supplier documentation to Purchasing Department;
o Provide
receiving documentation to Warehouse & Inventory Control Foreperson; and
o Assist
Quality Control Foreperson in Source Inspections, as required.
·
Perform in-process inspections as required per
TPG Quality Plans;
·
Perform final inspection of assemblies, sub-assemblies,
and kits as per technical documentation;
o Assist
Quality Control Foreperson in shipment preparation activities, to include
labeling, support documentation, and packaging.
·
Assist in inspection of stencils;
·
Assist in inspection of UID and RFID labels;
·
Assist in creation of labels as per MIL-STD-129;
·
Use designated measuring equipment, as required,
and report any malfunctioning measuring equipment;
·
Responsible for proper safeguarding of assigned
resources, to include, Quality Control Stamps, Monitoring & Measuring
Equipment, Controlled Copies of Technical Documentation, and Approved Templates;
·
Accurately document inspection results in a
timely manner;
·
Verify accuracy and completeness of production
travelers, and process record, as required;
·
Comply with TPG’s Nonconforming Product
Procedure
o Initiate
non-conforming reports as required;
o Mark
and/or identify non-conforming items as per disposition;
o Close
out non-conforming reports after disposition activities are completed;
·
Assign labor hours to work orders, as required;
·
Notify Quality Control Foreperson of quality
issues and concerns;
·
Report inaccuracies in technical documentation;
·
Comply with FOD requirements;
·
Comply with TPG safety and security
requirements;
·
Maintain quality areas clean and organized; and
·
Report opportunities for improvement.
·
Operates CMM equipment to perform
measurement, inspection, and testing of production materials and components
using previously prepared inspection programs.
·
The CMM Operator mounts or installs
tools, attachments, fixtures, or work pieces on CMM.
· Sets up and operates CMM in order to make complex,
precise measurements of materials and parts.
· Be responsible for the operation and upkeep of all
the measuring equipment, including calibration.
· Train other employees in CMM technology and
application.
· Work with engineering and quality assurance
personnel to trouble shoot, research and solve technical problems.
· Generates alternate CMM Programs to Support First
Article Inspection Reports and Production CMM Program validation.
· Writes or modifies existing programs and creates
new ones as required.
Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
Qualifications/requirements:
The Quality Inspector must:
·
Know basic quality terms, definitions, and
concepts;
·
Have understanding of basic geometric
dimensions, tolerances and set-up of inspection stations;
·
Understand types of measurement, measurement
terminology and the different types of measurement scales;
·
Have strong knowledge of basic mathematical
operations and perform measurement conversions;
·
Proficient in the ability to read and interpret
drawings and technical documentation.
·
Understand and be able to apply basic inspection
and testing techniques, including various types of sampling plans;
·
Be computer literate, with working knowledge of
MS Office. Fluent in the English language, in both oral and written form,
required;
Understand traceability;
Possess good communication and decision-making
skills; detail oriented, with the ability to effectively multi-task; and
Ability to work well under pressure and be able
to assist in expediting shipments when necessary, working in conjunction
with Production and Shipping schedules.
Employee
must obtain visual certification within 15 days of placement and thereafter on
an annual basis. Eyesight correctable to 20/20 required. Employee shall take an
eye exam upon placement and acquire corrective lenses as required within 14
days of requirement notification. Annual re-certification would require
employee to acquire corrective lenses, as required, within 14 days of
requirement notification.
Employee
shall also require an eye exam upon placement to determine if a color vision
deficiency is present.
Other
Qualifications/requirements:
Ability
to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the
ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting
qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability
to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA,
and other federal, state and local standards.
May
be required to work daily overtime and occasional weekends.
Compliance
with all personnel policies.
This position requires use of and access to
information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR). Accordingly, all Quality
Inspectors must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen,
U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Temporary Resident,
Political Asylee, or Refugee.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical
demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Regularly
required to stand and move about the facility. Regularly required to perform
physical work with hands during entire shift. The employee must regularly lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and
occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work
environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
Work usually performed in a production area. May
work at different workstations as production needs require, or shifts from one
station to another, during the assembly process. The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate, unless otherwise noted by safety signage.
Education/Training/Experience:
High
school diploma or equivalent. Two years experience working in quality inspection
in a manufacturing environment preferred; experience in
inspection of mechanical parts preferred. Experience working in an ISO 9001
and/or AS9100 manufacturing environment preferred.
Must
have experience using various mechanical inspection tools, such as micrometers,
height gauge, radius gauge, pin gauges, protractors, and calipers. Must have
practical experience performing in-process and final inspections on machined
parts, assemblies, and / or sub-assemblies. Must have experience using CMM
machines.