Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector

Penn United Technologies, Inc. has an immediate need for a full‑time Quality Inspector to join our company. The Quality Inspector is responsible for working in our Plating Inspection team to provide final inspection on finished products, ensuring that shipped products fulfill all customer specifications and ensuring customer satisfaction. This position requires the ability to work rotating shifts of daylight, afternoon, and midnight, with a 10% shift premium for non‑daylight shifts.

Penn United, a leading advanced contract manufacturer since 1971, provides the highest quality precision manufactured solutions for our customers' complex needs. Our broad range of manufacturing services supports a variety of industries including defense and aerospace, medical, connectivity, energy, fluid handling, and precision components for consumer goods. Through our diverse range of capabilities, which includes engineering, precision machining/grinding, stamping, electroplating, carbide manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and more, we play a vital role in products used around the world every day.

Penn United Technologies employs over 650 people in our employee‑owned precision manufacturing company, located about 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Butler County.

• Work with manufacturing technicians to achieve acceptable product, meet or exceed customer quality standards, goals, and deliveries.
• Perform set‑up and verification of inspection machinery such as XRF and Smartscope.
• Fixture product and prepare inspection programs for use.
• Conduct thorough and repetitive visual inspections and audits of materials and finished manufactured products.
• Utilize inspection tools such as micrometers, indicators, digital height gauges, and comparators, as needed.
• Identify and report discrepancies with standard, placing all nonconforming product on hold.
• Create, maintain, and file inspection logs and quality documents.
• Audit manufacturing technician inspection logs and SPC charts, verifying with product samples.
• Assist with or perform First Articles, Gage R&R, and Capability Studies.
• Assist in training manufacturing team to follow inspection instructions and in the use of inspection equipment.
• Work with chemicals during required testing and other duties.
• Interact with and perform tasks in production areas.
• Stand 8 hours per day on rotating shifts of daylight, afternoon, and midnight (10% shift premium for non‑daylight shifts).

• Basic understanding of blueprint reading and inspection techniques.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and meeting deadlines.
• Good reading, comprehension, math, and problem‑solving skills.
• Visual acuity (20/20 vision or corrective lenses).
• Basic computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Endurance for routine, repetitive inspection tasks.
• Able to work well independently and cooperatively with teams.
• Capability to complete applicable training on measurement/inspection equipment, technical math, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (dependent upon job assignment).
• Excellent organizational skills, self‑motivated, able to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong ability to professionally communicate using both verbal and written skills.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts of daylight, afternoon, and midnight shifts (10% shift premium for non‑daylight shifts) and stand 8 hours per day.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Competitive starting wage with the opportunity for two pay increases in the first year.
• Health benefits:
  
  medical, dental, vision, Rx insurance that starts the first day; flexible spending account (FSA); employee assistance program (EAP); hearing aid coverage.
• Retirement: ESOP 5% company paid contribution to Employee Stock Ownership Plan; 401(k) 3% company paid contribution; 401(k) 50% company paid match up to first 6% you contribute.
• Monthly profit‑sharing program.
• Work/life balance: paid time away from work – 15 days paid time off the first year and 9 paid holidays.
• Other insurance coverage: group term life; short‑term disability (after 90 days); long‑term disability (after 6 months); voluntary benefit package.
• Additional benefits: shift differential; on‑site cafeteria; temperature‑controlled buildings; tuition reimbursement; safety equipment (PPE) reimbursement; years of service awards.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disability