Job Description

Summary

Under the direction of the Quality Manager, the Quality Inspector is responsible for performing inspections on incoming and manufactured products during all stages of production and completes final inspections before shipment.  This position will ensure that products meet Steele Solution’s standards, engineering and customer quality expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The below list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

• Responsible for the inspection of products at various stages of production to ensure all shop floor quality checks are complete;
• Prepare for internal and vendor audits and ensuring all related audit paperwork is complete;
• Ensure all in-process inspection documentation is signed and in order and input information into the QC software;
• Practice root cause analysis and discuss the quality issues with the production leaders to minimize and/or resolve issues timely;
• Responsible to preparing and analyzing incident reports;
• Participates in quality related training programs;
• Occasionally travel to vendors and company facilities to perform in process inspections;
• Comply with all safety regulations;
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in steel fabrication or relevant industry
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a quality role, or oversight of quality functions preferred
• Previous experience in an ISO quality system preferred
• Understanding of quality systems and processes, to include root cause analysis
• Ability to identify process issues and offer solutions
• Ability to work in a cross-function team environment
• Ability to cross shifts to ensure common practice
• Ability to complete Qualification to SSI – NDT – Level I course and test
• Ability to travel to other Wisconsin and Ohio locations to knowledge sharing and coverage

Education

• High school degree or equivalent is required; post high school education or a technical degree or certificate is preferred

Other Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Excellent customer service skills which include maintaining a good attitude, taking ownership of meeting customer needs, going the “extra mile” for customers, demonstrating a commitment to sharpening skills through education and training, using positive communication, and looking for opportunities to respect customers’ time and schedules
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively with other employees of the organization. Bilingual English/Spanish helpful, but not required.

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, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, carrying and moving parts, materials, and product. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the 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.