Quality Inspector

Work Location: Durham County, North Carolina

Summary:

The Quality Inspector is responsible for conducting quality inspection and assurance activities, ensuring compliance with established standards during inspection, testing, and manufacturing processes. This role emphasizes receiving inspections and involves interaction with suppliers, conformance reviews, and the use of various inspection tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Perform inspections on incoming, in-process, and finished parts and materials to verify conformance with quality standards.
• Interpret engineering drawings and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) during inspections.
• Utilize hand measuring tools, optical comparators, and coordinate measuring machines (CMM) for inspection tasks.
• Conduct 100% inspections of non-conformance reports and document findings accurately.
• Collaborate with internal teams and communicate with vendors regarding inspection results and quality issues.
• Adapt to changing priorities, plan work activities efficiently, and embrace new inspection tools and methodologies.
• Maintain understanding of calibration requirements for inspection equipment and ensure proper tool usage.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of inspection experience in an FDA or other regulated environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Proficient in the use of hand measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Experience operating and programming CMM and using optical comparators.
• Advanced metrology experience, GD&T certification, and SAP experience are considered a plus.
• Manual dexterity and 20/20 vision (with or without corrective lenses) required.
• Ability to multi-task, work independently, and adapt to new inspection methodologies.

Published Category: Quality & Validation