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Job Title: Quality Inspector Job Description This role offers the opportunity to perform hands-on quality inspection within a manufacturing environment for a smaller, growing company. As a Quality Inspector, you work on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift to ensure that incoming and outgoing products meet established standards, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to a close-knit quality team in a semiconductor-related setting.
Responsibilities Ensure effective inspection and testing procedures are implemented, followed, and continuously maintained to meet quality standards. Perform detailed quality inspections on incoming materials and outgoing finished products, identifying non-conformances and documenting findings. Collaborate closely with manufacturing teams to develop, refine, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Conduct audits in manufacturing areas and facilities according to established SOPs to verify compliance with quality requirements. Maintain and update statistical quality control charts, tracking trends and providing data to support process improvements. Provide support on quality-related projects, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and process optimization initiatives. Work independently with moderate supervision, managing daily inspection tasks and prioritizing workload according to lead or supervisor direction.
Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other relevant documentation to ensure proper inspection processes. Read and interpret engineering drawings for complex mechanical and electrical components to verify product specifications. Use testing instruments, mechanical and electrical inspection tools, and measurement devices to accurately assess product quality.
Record inspection results clearly and accurately, maintaining organized documentation and reports. Apply basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and working with whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and decimals, to support measurement and reporting. Identify and escalate quality issues, using problem-solving skills to assist in resolving non-conformances. Communicate effectively with production, engineering, and quality team members to ensure alignment on quality standards and findings.
Essential Skills At least 2 years of experience performing quality inspection or a closely related role in a manufacturing environment. Proven attention to detail, with specific examples of how it was applied in recent manufacturing roles. Ability to read, write, and speak English. Excellent verbal communication skills. Experience performing quality inspection activities such as reviewing blueprints, using micrometers and other measurement tools, and identifying non-conformances.
Hands-on experience with quality assurance practices within a production environment. Additional Skills & Qualifications Semiconductor equipment manufacturing experience, particularly with gas panels, gas boxes, or gas sticks, is a plus. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings for complex mechanical or electrical components.
Ability to read testing instruments and accurately record inspection results. Ability to use mechanical or electrical inspection tools, instruments, and devices for precise measurement and inspection. Ability to perform basic math calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and working with whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals. Ability to prioritize work in accordance with direction from leads or supervisors.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and address quality issues. Good verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration and documentation. Proficiency with MS Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.