Cobalt KS Quality Inspector

Job Title:

Inspector

Department:
Quality Assurance

Reports To:

Department Supervisor

FLSA Status:
Hourly

With minimal supervision, the Inspector is responsible for assuring conformance to Cobalt Engineering and Quality Assurance requirements for manufacturing and installation of components. This role will report to the Quality Supervisor/Manager and function as an individual contributor. The Inspector will also support strategic, operational, and financial objectives at the assigned site while supporting the production process to assist in preventing reoccurrences of quality escapes into the production process.

• Perform and assist with internal layered process audits.
• Support customer issues, quality audits, MRB, and Quality initiatives.
• Provide support for supplier rejections, stock purge of defective parts, and initiate corrective action processes.
• Train team members on Inspection and RCCA processes.
• Perform follow-up reviews to validate conformance to engineering and quality acceptance criteria.
• Make recommendations and participate in training problem-solving teams to improve quality and manufacturing systems.
• Support implementation and analysis of process and product metrics.
• Conduct training and provide coaching on QA acceptance criteria, corrective action, and other on-the-job training.
• Establish and maintain effective written and oral communications.

• Minimal PC skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities and shifting time requirements.
• Promote a participative, team-oriented environment and work with customers, employees, vendors, and others professionally.
• Read, analyze, and interpret general engineering documents and specifications.
• Generate reports, business correspondence, work instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, employees, and vendors.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Deal with abstract and concrete variables, compile and present data to facilitate decision making.

High School diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions; excellent communication skills, communicating clearly and professionally, orally and written.

General math skills required.

Apply common sense to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Continuous/C: 67-100%
• Frequent/F: 33-66%
• Occasional/O: 33%
• None/N: 0%
• Sits: 0 hours
• Stands: 9 hours
• Walks: 1 hour
• Drives: 0 hours

• Maximum: 50 lbs, Frequently: 10-20 lbs, Occasionally: 50 lbs

• Simple Grasping:
  Right constant, Left occasional
• Pushing/Pulling:
  Right frequent, Left frequent
• Fine Manipulation:
  Right occasional, Left occasional

• Right:
  None, Left:
  None

• Bending at Waist:
  Occasional
• Squatting:
  Occasional
• Climbing Ladders or Stairs:
  Occasional
• Kneeling on ground:
  Occasional
• Reaching above shoulder:
  Occasional

The employee must be able to work on the manufacturing floor, interact with employees, customers, and suppliers, and collect data to investigate and solve problems. PPE is required. The noise level ranges from quiet to moderate.

• Teamwork: balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits openness, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team spirit, supports others' success.
• Motivation: measures self against standard of excellence.
• Quality: demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Attendance/Punctuality: consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability: takes responsibility for own actions.