Quality Inspector

Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. is a premier firearms manufacturer providing sales, service, and support for retail, law enforcement, domestic and foreign government agencies. Since its founding in 1981, OOW has been focused on the customer, fulfilling requirements with quality product in a timely manner. OOW embraces the importance of history, using lessons learned from the past and applying them to our innovations in design and manufacturing.

OOW is a fully licensed new production manufacturer of post sample machine guns as well as its own commercial line of firearms. To further aid our customers OOW provides full training services, spare parts, and ancillary items. OOW is also renowned for its repair and refurbishment of antique and collectible machine guns and other firearms.

The mission of Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. is to operate with excellence to supply military firearms, parts, and accessories of impeccable workmanship to law-abiding citizens of the free world.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Respect customers, team members, company policy, property, and principles. “Improvise adapt and overcome” to accomplish goals and objectives. Strive for a clear, concise, and open form of communication by practicing the principle of feedback. Provide and maintain a team-oriented culture to better accomplish goals and objectives to recognize value and develop God given gifts, talents, and temperaments.

To hire, train and retain employees who demonstrate the highest levels of integrity, commitment, diligence, and self-motivation.

The Quality Inspector is responsible for performing inspection and verification activities to ensure products, processes, and documentation comply with internal standards, customer requirements, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations. This role supports production by conducting incoming, in-process, and final inspections; documenting results; identifying nonconformances; and assisting with corrective actions. The Quality Inspector plays a key role in maintaining product integrity and supporting a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Quality

Quality Team Lead or Quality Control Manager

Single shift

Non-Exempt

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections in accordance with drawings, specifications, QAPs, workmanship standards, and control plans.
• Verify product conformance using appropriate inspection methods and acceptance criteria.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
• Accurately document inspection results and maintain traceability records.
• Identify and segregate nonconforming material in accordance with company procedures.

• Properly use and maintain inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gages, pin/bore gages, surface plates, optical comparators, and other measuring equipment as required.
• Ensure measuring equipment is within calibration prior to use.
• Support verification of critical characteristics and special inspection requirements.

• Document nonconformances and initiate NCRs per QMS requirements.
• Assist in investigations related to internal defects or customer returns.
• Provide inspection data to support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Verify effectiveness of rework and corrective actions as directed.

• Follow company Quality Management System procedures and applicable standards (e.g., ISO 9001 and customer-specific requirements).
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits as requested.
• Maintain accurate and complete inspection documentation and records.
• Ensure proper control of inspection stamps, logs, and quality records.
• Record inspection data accurately in quality systems (e.g., 1
  
  Factory, ERP/MRP systems).
• Report recurring issues or trends to Quality leadership.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects and improving process capability.

• Follow all safety procedures and wear required PPE.
• Maintain a clean and organized inspection area.
• Demonstrate professionalism,…