Quality Inspector

Compensation $21.63/hour

Schedule Full time

Job Type Permanent

Industry Logistics procurement distribution and supply chain

Highlights

• Experience in quality management systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Description

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world.

At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

The Quality Auditor is responsible for inspecting, validating, and documenting customer products to ensure compliance with customer specifications, quality standards, and operational procedures. This position performs detailed product inspections, verifies part information, identifies defects, completes quality documentation, supports inventory transactions, and conducts authorized product rework activities, including soldering, when required. The Quality Auditor serves as a key quality control checkpoint between warehouse operations and customer production requirements.

How

you create impact

• Inspect inbound, outbound, and transferred products to verify compliance with customer requirements and quality standards.
• Verify product information, including SKU numbers, part numbers, serial numbers, date codes, lot numbers, and product descriptions.
• Conduct visual inspections to identify defects, damage, missing components, labeling discrepancies, and non-conforming materials.
• Research product information, specifications, and customer requirements as needed to support inspection activities.
• Perform customer-specific quality checks prior to shipment, storage, or production use.
• Inspect and validate products following warehouse picking activities to ensure order accuracy and customer compliance.
• Create and process Transfer Order tickets and related inventory movement documentation.
• Complete required quality documentation, including Shipper Documents, Outbound Delivery Checklists, inspection records, and customer-specific forms.
• Maintain inspection logs, spreadsheets, and quality records in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify, document, and communicate quality concerns to operations management and customer representatives.
• Work closely with Operations, Inventory Control, and Customer Service teams to resolve product discrepancies and quality issues.
• Perform authorized rework activities, including soldering and component touch-up, in accordance with approved procedures and customer requirements.
• Obtain and maintain required certifications necessary to perform soldering and rework activities.
• Follow Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) handling requirements and quality control procedures when inspecting and handling sensitive components.
• Ensure compliance with all customer, company, quality, and safety procedures.
• Maintain productivity expectations, including established transaction and inspection throughput requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What we would like you to bring

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year or more of quality inspection, warehouse operations, manufacturing, inventory control, or related experience preferred.
• Experience working…