Quality Control Inspector

SAVARIA PATIENT CARE – Built from a heritage of brands including Span, Handicare and Silvalea, Savaria Patient Care provides products designed for safe patient handling and positive outcomes. Our research and clinically based product portfolio include therapeutic surfaces for pressure management and positioning, a complete range of innovative ceiling and floor lifts and slings. Savaria Patient Care is a division of Savaria Corporation, a global leader in accessibility.

The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for ensuring material, parts, assemblies, and finished devices meet all defined acceptance criteria.

• General:
  • Acquiring, recording, and entering quality data using PC or tablet interface
  • Maintaining accurate records of all inspection data in accordance with documented procedures
  • Reading and interpreting basic drawing and specification details for inspection activities
  • Identifying, documenting, and addressing quality related issues per established procedures and work instructions, including:
    • Quarantining or segregating nonconforming products and dispositioning according to documented procedures
    • Engaging with Operations leads employees to review quality issues found
• Developing and helping to implement recommendations for improvement based on data collection, including:
  • Participating in Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) to improve internal quality processes
  • Assisting in the development of Work Instructions and suggesting improvements to enhance and improve Quality inspection activities
• Conducting and/or reviewing First Article Inspections (FAIs) based on drawings and specifications
• Assisting with Return Material Authorization (RMA) activities as required
• Acting as work coverage for other Quality and Operations roles as needed
• Additional duties as requested or required
• Incoming:
  • Inspecting incoming goods as required according to drawings and specifications following Acceptance Quality Level (AQL) sampling plans, including:
    • Mechanical and electrical components such as printed circuit boards (PCBs)
    • Finished goods and assemblies
    • Material such as metals, fabrics, and plastics
    • Labeling and packaging
  • Performing status changes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
  • Overseeing the calibration of all inspection equipment
    • Maintaining calibration schedule and coordinating with calibration vendor to have all inspection equipment calibrated before due dates
    • Quarantining instruments that are outside of the calibration window
    • Ensuring non-calibrated instruments are labeled accordingly
• Final, Sewing:
  • Conducting inspection and testing on in-process and finished sewn goods to documented Work Instructions, including:
    • Verifying dimensions and features based on drawings and specifications
    • Identifying defects in stitching, materials, construction, etc.
    • Reviewing labels for accuracy and clarity
  • Assisting with packaging finished goods according to documented Work Instructions:
    • Folding and primary packaging of finished sewn goods
    • Printing and ensuring the correct Instructions for Use (IFUs) are included in the packaging
    • Supporting additional packaging functions as needed

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Must have strong attention to detail
• Must be mechanically inclined and have experience with hand tools and pneumatic equipment
• Must have basic knowledge of quality system requirement, such as ISO, FDA, etc.
• Must be knowledgeable in the operation of inspections equipment as applicable (e.g., micrometers, calipers, height gauges, gauge pins, hardness tester, optical comparator, etc.)
• Must understand calibration activities
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand drawings/blueprints & specification, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT)
• Responds well to questions and writes clearly and informatively
• Follows instruction, policies and procedures; responds to management direction
• Is consistently at work and on time
• Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals
• Observes safety and security procedures
• Uses measurement equipment and materials properly and safely

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret…