Quality Control Inspector Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

Panelmatic is seeking a detail-oriented experienced Quality Control Inspector. In this role, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that all products meet our established requirements for reliability and workmanship, as well as other quality control program standards.

Job Duties:

• Work with management to schedule work for the most effective use of the personnel and equipment
• Expedite orders in a manner to maintain the production schedule and lead a team of identified employees
• Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and communication with employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures
• Act and resolve problems adversely affecting schedule while working towards continuous improvement in the production/manufacturing shop
• Reads, interprets, and follows pass downs, work orders, blueprints, and work instructions
• Support department processes to maximize efficiency, quality, and promote rules and safety practices
• Ensure work areas are kept clean, organized and participates in training, safety, quality programs, and continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure inspections are conducted with relevant instructions and procedures that may be established for a particular product or project, including fabrication and electrical integration.
• Ensure that the assembly or production line adheres to standards, procedures, and comply with legal requirements
• Recording inspection results by completing reports, summarizing re-works and wastes and inputting data into quality database
• Supports training the production and quality team on control measures to improve product excellence.
• Updating job knowledge by engaging in educational opportunities and attending regular training.
• Collecting and compiling statistical quality data
• Support in the development of test methods and inspection plans and determining the causes of product defects and reworks, maintain calibration schedule and update measurement equipment log file
• Support with energizing electrical equipment up to 480VAC, and or 125VDC and perform functional tests as required, and coordinate, support customer Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a related field with one year of experience with electrical or fabrication inspection and testing, and/or relevant on the job experience required
• Understanding of the basics of electrical components required
• Understanding of the basics of electricity required
• Understanding of organization, planning, and scheduling required
• Good written and verbal communication skills required
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills required
• Keen attention to detail required
• Basic computer and math skills to calibrate and measure specifications required
• Ability to use measuring devices like gauges, meters, calipers, and computers required
• Understanding of quality assurance procedures and processes required
• Understanding of target market and consumer needs required
• Blueprint and electrical schematic reading capabilities required
• Documentation and reporting skills required
• Teamwork and collaboration required
• Growth mindset with the ability to accept challenges required
• Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required
• Ability to physically push, pull, and lift 50lbs or more required
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for four plus hours at a time required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three plus years’ experience with electrical inspection and testing preferred
• An AS or BS degree in Engineering preferred
• Up-to-date knowledge of federal, state and industry standards, UL codes and best practices required
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) MTR Certification for UL508A and or UL891
• OSHA10 or OSHA30 Certification
• Experience with State Certification process preferred
• Understanding of welding methods
• Experience in an ISO environment preferred
• AWS Certified Weld Inspector Certification preferred
• NACE Coating Inspector Certification preferred
• NETA Certification for Electrical Testing preferred

*These and additional certifications may be required after hire with Panelmatic’s support*

Experience in Lean/Six sigma preferred

Benefits

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD

100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage

80% paid for by Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (i.e. employee plus

child, employee plus spouse, family)

• 401K
• Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided
• PTO and paid holidays provided
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive wages
• Family-friendly environment with average employee tenure above five years