Quality Inspector

Note: -

1. Travel Required to Normal Illinois about 4 months/year or so (3 weeks or so every couple months through 1 year contract)
2. Candidate Must Pass MVR

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high-quality relationship with the manufacturing team.
• Support manufacturing.
• Build in Quality initiative by providing a last line of defense inspection of the product for their area
• Execute product and process validation / inspection plans
• Identify and contain suspect defective material
• Have the potential to utilize advanced metrology equipment to control processes and identify defects
• Inspect, test or measure components, products and materials being produced.
• Initiate and participate in quality related continuous improvement (Kaizen) projects
• Develop, maintain, and improve the quality culture within responsible area
• May perform other duties as assigned
• Potential business travel to support product /process development at company - no direct reports

Qualifications:

• Manufacturing/assembly/quality process and/or automotive repair and/or mechanical experience (+2 years preferred)
• Pre-production vehicles and High volume manufacturing experience
• Problem solving experience - continuous improvement process experience
• Electrical vehicles features knowledge
• Customer quality expectations understanding
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of statistical process control / control charts
• High school education or equivalent (Bachelor Degree preferred); 2+ years of manufacturing, assembly, or quality experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to communicate in a high-pressure environment.

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 frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• In the performance of the duties of this job the employee is required to travel (frequency), drive a motor vehicle, communicate using telephone and e-mail.
• 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.