Job Title: Quality Control Inspector

Department: Quality Control

Reports to: Quality Supervisor

Salary Grade: 10-100

AAP Classification: Administrative Support Workers

FLSA Status: Non Exempt

Revision Date: April 16, 2024

Summary

The Quality Inspector ensures all assigned inspections are properly completed and documented in compliance with established policies and procedures and corresponding inspection forms and reports are properly executed prior to releasing products for use.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use and interpret work instructions and associated documents to ensure conformity of product.
• Performs final inspection of the product.
• Ensure all assigned inspections are properly completed in compliance with established policies and procedures and corresponding inspection records, reports, and forms are properly executed prior to releasing products.
• When necessary, create nonconforming material reports.
• Performing analysis, inspection, troubleshooting, and testing of products or components identified as non-conforming during an in-process and final inspection.
• Maintain inspection equipment, ensuring that it is used within the calibration cycle, and is in good working condition.
• Identify areas for improvement and participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Prepare accepted product for use by appropriately labeling product to indicate status and printing unique device identification labels as necessary.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least 2 years’ experience in Quality Inspection role
• Proficient in all aspects of inspection including using and maintaining all inspection equipment
• Experience with reading inspection processes and interpreting engineering drawings required
• Expertise in the application and use of gauges and inspection equipment
• Strong communication, organizational, documentation and time management skills
• Analytical, logical thought process and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the Quality team and other cross-functional teams as required
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to learn various manufacturing software systems
• Experience with ISO9000 or AS9100 Quality Systems a plus

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Due to federal contract obligations, must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. Security Clearance is not required for this position.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions within the organization.

Skills

• Language Skills
  • Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence and memos.
• Mathematical Skills
  • Possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measurement, common fractions and decimals.
  • Strong background in machine math
  • Fractions, decimals and conversions
  • Trigonometry
  • Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Possess the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands *

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and or arms to pull handles and push buttons and reach objects. Requirements may also include climbing, balancing, stooping, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching or crawling. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• The physical demands and work environment 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.

Accommodation Request

Astronics LSI is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail LSINY.jobs@astronics.com; or call:716-655-0800. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

COVID-19 Considerations

The safety, health and well-being of our employees remains our top priority. Astronics is practicing employee safety precautions while onsite.

Compensation

$18.50/hr to $24.50/hr

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a drug test and background check, and applicants who do not successfully pass both the drug test and background check will not be considered for employment.