Quality Inspector Lead
Listed on 2026-09-28
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Production QC/QA
Job Description
Job Description: Quality Inspector Lead
Location: Austin, TX
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: PC
Overview
The Quality Inspector Lead (ITA) supports inspection operations within a fast-paced manufacturing and quality environment. This role monitors inspection workflow, evaluates team performance, supports compliance to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards, and ensures proper control of non-conforming, rejected, and scrap materials.
The ITA plays a critical role in quality planning, inspection execution, material control, layered process auditing (LPA), and customer-specific requirement compliance, contributing directly to total customer satisfaction and continuous improvement initiatives.
This role will travel around western TN with a central location in Murfreesboro, TN.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor inspection team workflow to ensure adherence to customer-specific requirements and quality standards
- Evaluate inspector performance and provide structured feedback to Project Coordinators
- Support execution of Quality Planning, Assembly, and Inspection processes
- Ensure proper segregation, documentation, and control of non-conforming and scrap materials
- Coordinate with logistics to maintain accurate material flow and inventory control
- Perform scrap analysis and reporting
- Assist with Layered Process Audits (LPA)
- Support calibration verification and equipment control processes
- Maintain accurate inspection records in compliance with QMS requirements
- Contribute to corrective and preventive action (CAPA) initiatives
- Support document control and data integrity procedures
- Participate in internal quality audits and continuous improvement activities
Requirements
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing or plant environment.
- 2-3 years team leadership experience
- Hands-on experience with precision inspection tools (Calipers, Pin Gauges, Micrometers, Height Gages).
- Solid grasp of quality inspection principles, calibration, and measurement techniques.
- Excellent customer-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and mathematical abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and quality data reporting.
- Comfortable working in a factory or warehouse setting with adherence to safety and quality standards.
Education
- Some Technical training in manufacturing or quality systems preferred.
- QMS, ISO, or AS9102 certification a plus.
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