Quality Inspector

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We are devoted to having a workplace that supports each of our team members in making high quality products and working together to be the best at what we do. We are a sheet metal fabrication and machining company specializing in stainless steel, servicing the Midwest. Our customers are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) that are primarily in the food processing, food packaging, environmental, and pharmaceutical industries. We pride ourselves on our customer responsiveness which has made us successful for a number of years. Check us out at www.acemetal.com!

We are seeking a hands-on inspector with a strong background in metal welding and fabrication.

Quality Inspector

Ensure ACE delivers quality parts to meet customer expectations.

 Position Reports to VP of Quality

Inspector Responsibilities:        

• Inspect parts to ensure customer requirements and job specifications are within tolerance.
• Utilize our inspection equipment, tools and gages including our CNC Height Gages and WM Series CMM.
• Interface with customers as needed to build knowledge of specific customer requirements.
• Prioritize daily inspection workload with the Value Stream Leaders and Quality Manager.
• Manage QC discrepancies and responsible for communication of the part issues with the Value Stream Leaders, Production Support, and Production Team Members that completed the operations in question.
• Overall responsibility for processing internal, supplier and customer returns, including decisions to repair or replace/remake in consultation with Value Stream Leaders and Project Engineers.
• Documents internal “kickbacks” in M1 and communicate QC issue with Production Management and Engineering.
• Support improvement activities related to quality trends, repeated problems, root causes, etc. Take actions to improve worker capability and performance .
• Perform required inspection tool calibrations per schedule.

Projects as assigned.

This is a Safety Sensitive Position

Safety Responsibilities:

• Always wear personal protective equipment when in the plant
• Participate in all required safety training and perform as trained
• Speak up when you see something happening that is not safe

Qualifications:

• Understand blueprint and compare part to print

• Knowledge of measuring equipment and how to use it

• Understanding of tolerances and how to achieve them

• Knowledge of quality level expected from each customer

• Ability to lift 50 lbs