Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Assurance Specialist

Hourly Rate: $20 to $30 per hour

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Quality Assurance Specialist to join our production team. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting hands-on structural and component inspections to ensure all manufactured parts meet strict technical specifications and safety standards. This is an entry-level position focused heavily on physical inspections, product testing, and precise documentation.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications & Key Requirements

• Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in a steel manufacturing, welding, shop, or industrial quality control environment.
• Core Skills: Hands-on experience performing basic visual inspections and dimensional checks on fabricated metal or weldments.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to read and interpret basic mechanical drawings, fabrication blueprints, and measurement scales.
• Tools: Proficiency using common hand tools and precision inspection instruments (calipers, height gauges, weld gauges).
• Attention to Detail: High level of focus required to spot minute structural variations and defects consistently.

Welding & Visual Inspection

• Weld Integrity Checks: Conduct routine, detailed checks on welds to ensure proper penetration, fusion, and adherence to specified standards.
• Visual Inspection: Perform comprehensive visual inspections of raw materials, in-process components, and finished metal fabrications to identify surface defects, cracks, or irregularities.
• Defect Identification: Immediately tag and isolate non-conforming or defective items to prevent them from moving further down the production line.

Dimensional Verification

• Dimensional Checks: Utilize standard precision measuring tools (such as calipers, micrometers, tape measures, and gauges) to perform dimensional welding and component checks against blueprints.
• Drawing Alignment: Review fabrication drawings and basic blueprints to verify that final product dimensions align exactly with design tolerances.

Documentation & Reporting

• Inspection Logs: Maintain accurate, legible, and up-to-date daily logs of all passed and failed inspections.
• Data Entry: Enter quality metrics and inspection results into the internal tracking system or database.
• Quote/Log Support: Ensure all dimensional deviations or quality issues are documented properly for the engineering and layout teams to review.

Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $20.00 - $30.00 Per Hour