Quality/Receiving Inspector - Mayville, WI

Job Overview

The Quality/Receiving Inspector is responsible for supporting the Quality and Manufacturing Operations on a plant wide basis across all raw material, process and product lines as assigned. This includes: ensuring compliance to in-house specifications, standards and good manufacturing practices; rejection of nonconforming lots; defect and root cause analysis; first article inspections; oversight of the Calibration System; interacting with vendors to reduce variability of incoming materials; communicating process and product quality issues in a timely manner to manufacturing, quality and all appropriate cross-functional departments.

A Day In The Life

• Perform visual, functional, dimensional inspections, audits and tests in accordance with inspection instructions and specifications to verify that quality, production, and customer standards/requirements are met. Document findings and relay any discrepancies to the appropriate personnel. Ensure inspection status of product is clearly identified.
• Utilizing statistical methods and/or defect analysis, understand and resolve product quality issues relating to non-conforming product. Disposition non-conforming product (DR’s and RMA’s) in a timely manner. Recommend corrective action when needed. Communicate with vendors as needed to improve incoming quality.
• Understands and resolves product quality issues relating to non-conforming product. Disposition non-conforming product (DR’s and RMA’s) in a timely manner. Recommend corrective action when needed.
• Make recommendations on inspection, product, productivity, tracking, reporting and/or scrap improvements, while maintaining or improving current quality standards.
• Oversee the Calibration System. This includes maintaining the Calibration Database, ensuring gages are calibrated per the due dates, coordinating site visits and outside calibration with calibration vendors, timely communication with department personnel regarding out-of-tolerance and/or lost gages, recommend and implementing corrective actions for gages that do not meet requirements, and minimizing cost of unnecessary in-house calibration trips or calibration of inactive items.
• Practice Lean philosophy and participate on Kaizen events.
• Perform general housekeeping duties to provide a safe working environment at all times. 
• Process receipts within 24 hours.
• Maintain files and records of receipts in an organized manner.
• Communicate with other departments, truck lines and vendors regarding receipts.
• Process returned materials from customers (RMA’s). 

What will help you thrive in this role?

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school education plus one-two years advanced technical education or equivalent work experience required. Prior experience in a manufacturing environment required. Experience with measurement equipment required. CMM Programming experience. Proficient in computer operation (SAP, Word, Excel, etc.)

Language Skills

Good communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills.

Mathematical Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to organize and interpret complex data with basic math skills.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Must interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Must be able to handle working overtime as needed.

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.

• Strong attention to detail, efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and exercise independent judgment
• Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities
• Self-motivated and energetic
• Innovative thinker
• Good time management skills
• Maintains positive and professional attitude