Quality Inspector

Description

Do you enjoy working on a team, open communication and focusing on Quality? Do you have the ability to read engineering drawings and technical documents? Have you utilized dimensional and tolerance measurement tools in your past roles? If so, this might be the perfect job for you! We are looking for a Quality Inspector in Lenoir City, TN with excellent communication skills!

As a family-owned business for over 80 years, Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives. MVP provides equipment for the marine, infrastructure, pool and bath, oil & gas, transportation, aerospace, and wind industries. What benefits do we offer? We offer a culture of transparency with values focused on Family, Friendly, Forward. We recognize that success takes everyone, we communicate openly, and we drive innovation to inspire passion and to have fun at work! In addition, we also offer a full package of benefits including; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Plan, 401k, 13 days of Paid Time Off, 9 Company-paid holidays and 2 Floating holidays.

In this role, you will develop inspection processes and support creation of product inspection and sampling plans, perform inspections, analyze trends, and report findings. You will also manage Receiving, In-Process, Final and Return Inspections. In addition, you will participate on Material Review Board (MRB), supplier audits, or plant improvement projects.

What You Will Do:

• Develops inspection processes; including determining the appropriate gage for specific applications, programming and operating inspection equipment/devices, developing first article inspection criteria, and creating Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) based sampling plans
• Support creation of product inspection and sampling plans, perform inspections, analyze trends, and report findings
• Participate on Material Review Board (MRB), supplier audits, or plant improvement projects
• Receiving inspections:
• Inspect purchased materials against business and compliance requirements
• Review Material Test Reports (MTRs), Certificates of Conformance (COC), or Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for variances
• Enter receiving data into tracking system and/or route reports to QA and Purchasing
• Coordinate resolution for non-conformances up to and including supplier audits
• In-Process inspections (Pre-Unit Assembly or Pre-Shipment Unit Assembly): Conduct planned and unplanned audits/inspections on assigned processes during manufacturing process and record findings
• Final inspections (Pre-shipment): Conduct fabrication, machine shop, and/or final assembled product inspections to confirm quality of outgoing finished goods (may include analysis of welds, finish, markings, components or configuration thereof, and packaging standards through use of visual inspection and/or analysis tools)
• Return inspections (Post-shipment): Assess and document condition of product returns from customers and ensure findings are communicated for commercial resolution
• Participate on Material Review Board (MRB), supplier audits, or plant improvement projects

Requirements

• High school degree or GED equivalent
• 2+ years as a professional inspector and/or equivalent experience
• MS Suite proficiency
• Ability to read Engineering drawings and technical documents
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Ability to read signs and differentiate colors, perform visual inspections, and use dimensional and tolerance measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, plug and thread gages, ID/OD gages, Mil thickness testers, optical comparator, tape measure, etc.)

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Professional inspection related certifications (CMI)
• Experience programming and using analytical test or measurement equipment
• Experience with supplier audits
• Experience operating a reach truck, forklift, and/or electric pallet jack
• Exposure to best practices in Quality
• Exposure to Epicor ERP software