Electrical Quality Control Inspector

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections to ensure compliance and conformance with project or contract specifications

• Conduct inspections in accordance with Quality Control Plan

• Conduct inspections to ensure adherence to applicable legal requirements

• Confer with Quality Assurance, Manager as appropriate

• Read blueprints and specifications

• Monitor operations to ensure that they meet specifications

• Recommend adjustments to the assembly or installation process

• Inspect, identify, and submit material, components, or products for testing and measurement

• Operate electronic inspection equipment and software

• Document approval or rejection of inspected material, components, or products

• Identify for removal all components, products and materials that fail to meet specifications

• Report inspection and test data and quantities inspected

• Participate in the Preparatory Meeting for each definable feature of work to review pertinent sections of the plans and specs requirements with the foreman supervising the work.

• Participate in Initial Inspection to assure all required/approved materials, personnel and equipment are available, verify the site conditions, inspect the initial installation of the work and identify the required level of workmanship, quality, and safety measures

• Participate in Follow-up Inspections continuously to insure professional workmanship, quality and safety in accordance with contract documents.

• Perform inspections on all work performed in detail, efficiently, and in conjunction with Owner/QC.

• Collect data, analyze for continuous improvement, and share with project team weekly.

• Participate in the daily Operational Risk Management (ORM) meetings ensuring Quality items/issues for the scope of the work are discussed and present at least 2-3 quality tips of the day relevant to the scope of work.

• Document daily QC reports

• Understand and follow all applicable quality system procedures, performing all assigned responsibilities outlined in the QMS.

• Perform Receiving (REC), First Article (FAI), In-Process (IP) and Final Inspections (FI) on electrical and mechanical assemblies visually and/or with inspection equipment.

• Immediately notify operators, or supervision of any non-conformances in products

• Perform all quality reporting requirements outlined in the MCD Quality Management System (including the inspection checklists, Data Collection Reports (PDCR), hold logs, discrepancy notices, waiver logs etc.) Identify for segregation nonconforming units following the MCD Nonconformance procedure for prefabricated and purchased products.

• Assist in the training of operators and provide guidance.

• Assist in the problem-solving process.

• Participate in the Daily ORM work briefings to represent the Quality Portion.

• Assist in root cause, corrective and preventive action development for systemic issues.

• Advise appropriate party of any corrective action to be taken.

• Coordinate with supervisor to ensure all shifts are covered appropriately in case of absence of an inspector.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years hands-on experience in construction, estimation, and/or quality control activities.

• Experience with receiving, production, shipping and quality processes.

• Excellent communication skills (written, and verbal)

• Strong attention to details, highly organized and computer literate.

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Associates Degree in Technical Discipline (may be substituted for quality related experience)

Abilities:

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.

• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.

• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.

• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.

• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.

• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.

• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Pay Range

USD $33.50 - USD $35.50 /Hr.