We’re seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to join one of our clients in Santa Maria, California! This is a full-time, temp-to-hire position, with a schedule of 7:30AM to 4:00PM, Monday through Friday, and a pay rate of $20 to $25/hr. If you’re qualified and interested, please send us your resume today!
Benefits if hired include: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401k with employer match, employee assistance program, HSA accounts, PTO, floating holidays.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Examines parts for surface defects such as chips, scratches and pinholes.
- Analyzes and interprets blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection procedures, and measuring instruments required.
- Plans and sets up inspections related to receiving, in-process and final inspections of assemblies, sub-assemblies, final units and piece parts per customer requirements.
- Locates reference points on part and measures dimensions to ensure product meets specifications.
- Performs mechanical inspections using surface plate set-ups, dial indicators, fixed gauges, height gauges, hardness testers, torque testers, and using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, and micrometers.
- Compares products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.
- Computes defect percentages or averages and prepares reports of inspection or test findings.
- Records inspection data on inspection reports and enters inspection results into inventory management software. Generates non-conformance reports when parts are found to be defective.
- Examines layout and installation of wiring, cables, subassemblies, hardware and components to detect assembly errors. Compares assembly with drawings and parts list to detect missing hardware.
- Compares electrical terminations to established workmanship standards (familiar with IPC-A-610, IPC-WHMA-620).
- Performs final inspections and supports in-house customer source inspections.
- Generates and prepares QA records packages to be sent to customer prior to and after shipments.
- Maintains manufacturing, inspections and test records generated during receipt, fabrication and assembly of material, parts and assemblies.
Skills and Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum 1 year of inspection-related experience in a manufacturing environment; 3 years’ experience preferred.
- Use of precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges).
- Knowledge of quality standards (AS9100).
- IPC-A-610 Inspector Certified a plus.
- Experience with ERP system (inventory/manufacturing software).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
We provide equal employment opportunities in hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, and all other employment decisions. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s ancestry, race, color, religious creed, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity (including transgender) or expression, age, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, military or veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.