Quality Inspector

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• It is the responsibility of all quality-control personnel to ensure customer parts conform to customer documents and record any discrepancies.

• Measure work-piece dimensions throughout the fabrication operation to ensure conformance and repeatability.

• Notify the supervisor of any problems and suggest changes that will allow jobs and projects to run more efficiently.

• Follows established procedures for documenting inspection process.

• Tag parts for acceptance or rejection.

• Maintain Materials Review Board (MRB) area of non-conforming parts and adhere to non-conforming material processes.

• Ensure all measuring equipment is properly cleaned, calibrated, and certified.

• Keep work area neat and orderly to prevent slips, trips, and falls.

• Keep documentation organized.

• Inspection of Jigs and Fixtures when necessary.

• Miscellaneous duties as assigned to help Prescott Metal achieve its goals.

1st Article Inspection

• Provides documentation requested by the customer for a first time run. Required criteria is typically given by each customer.
• Prescott’s standard 1st article inspection.
• Inspect part 100%.
• Provide all necessary paperwork that is required by the customer.
• Issue COC.

Initial inspection

• All dimensions are checked off.
• The controlled document is then stamped with a red INSP stamp, initialed, and dated by the inspector.
• Inspects jigs and fixtures.

Preliminary inspection

• Solve document issues.
• Verify job traveler and identification tag has correct information.
• Incoming inspection for purchased items as required.
• Verify forming orientation.
• Critical dimensions.
• Verify correct material.
• Check for burrs and sharp edges, tapped holes, counter sink holes, hardware.
• Welding.
• On the laser check for burrs inside holes and cut outs.
• On the punch press check for proper hole size.
• Verify quantity.
• Verify frame and fabrication finishes.
• Interpret powder coat masking on blueprints.

Final inspection

• Incoming inspection for Operation’s Standard Operating Procedures (OSOP).
• Cosmetic after parts are hung.
• Help track 1st articles and ensure all paperwork is completed and filed appropriately.
• Final assembly check.
• Silk screening completed.
• Stamping.
• Proper packaging.

Technical Knowledge Required:

• Understand the processes of 1st article inspection, Initial inspection, Preliminary inspection, In-process inspection, Final inspection, and Incoming Inspection.

• Knowledge of customer expectations.

• Proficient at interpreting mechanical drawings.

• Convert decimals and fractions, related to what shows on the Job Traveler (work order)/blueprints.

• Have a good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

• Strong math and geometry skills.

• Interpret Job Travelers.

• Understand Cut Lists and Bill of Materials (BOM).

• Utilize tape measure, dial caliper, Versa gauge, and all other inspection equipment.

• Ability to maintain Part Process Change Request (PPCR) and Defect Tracking database.

• Ability to calibrate precision instruments and tape measures.

• Provide all necessary paperwork that is required by the customer.

• Understand the process of Certificate of Conformance (COC).

• Knowledge of frame general metal fabrication and assorted finishes.

• The inspector must have mechanical ability as well as ability to interpret mechanical drawings.

• Trained on the battery-operated pallet jack.

Physical Demands/ Work Conditions:

• The Inspector stands for 8-10 hours per day, walking, stooping, and reaching, as well as frequently lifting manually and/or moving material up to 50 pounds.
• Normal exposure to production/manufacturing environment subject to dust, metal shavings, machinery oil, and powder coating- and occasional office environment.

Required Personal Protective Equipment:

• Safety Glasses while on the shop floor.
• Gloves when handling material.
• Earplugs if next to operating machinery.
• Safety shoes.