The Quality Lead Inspector oversees quality monitoring, inspections, and QMS compliance. Conducts product and process audits to ensure adherence to SOPs, specifications, customer requirements, and Lean Manufacturing standards. Maintains a clean, organized work area following 5S principles and complies with company policies and attendance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform product/process audits, inspections, and material testing using appropriate hardware, fixtures, and gauges. Monitor adherence to SOPs, specifications, customer requirements, inspection/failure catalogs, and work instructions. Promptly escalate issues and coordinate with Quality and other departments to resolve them.
• Coordinate daily Inspector activities with the Quality Coordinator, area supervisors, and production plans as needed.
• Disposition and control non-conforming material, including required SAP transactions. Escalate issues to the Quality Engineer/Manager as necessary.
• Ensure First Off/Last Off processes are completed effectively, including product, component, and machine verifications/settings, per work instructions and procedures. Ensure applicable Quality Alerts and Deviations are communicated to operators.
• Ensure proper containment and control of non-conforming material. Escalate issues as needed and support Production with containment activities.
• Ensure measurement systems and equipment (e.g., calipers, scales, gauges, cameras/red rabbits) are functioning properly, correctly used, and within calibration requirements. Report and remove damaged, malfunctioning, lost, or replacement-needed equipment from use as applicable.
• Maintain organized (5S) workstations, instruments, and detailed records. Support the review and updating of work and inspection instructions as needed.
• Ensure quality documentation is current, accurate, and available for production use during industrialization trials and serial production.
• Identify opportunities for improvement based on customer issues, high scrap rates, and process concerns. Communicate issues to appropriate personnel, recommend proactive solutions, and verify effective resolution.
• Support Inspector and Auditor activities as needed.
• Participate in the Internal Auditing program, including manufacturing process, product, and dock audits, to ensure compliance with documented procedures and customer-specific requirements.
• Monitor, report, and identify trends related to scrap, non-conforming products, and process variation using SPC when applicable. Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions using established problem-solving methodologies.
• Perform SAP transactions and create or update work and inspection instructions as required.
• Maintain organized and detailed records, inspection plan logs, and quality samples, including failure boards, inspection boards, Green Rabbits, and Red Rabbits.
• Provide documentation to support the PPAP process, including Certificates of Conformity and product verification to print specifications. Support Customer, Internal, and External IATF 16949 audits as required.
• Support the Quality Assurance Engineer with RMAs, Quality Alerts, customer returns, SCARs, Run@Rate activities, MSA, dimensional studies, and containment activities as needed.
• This is a 24/7 Facility and has many different shifts. Here are the hours associated with this position: 
  8-hour shift – Monday through Friday FEM2 3pm-11pm

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 3 years of quality experience required
• Basic Math skills and computer skills including Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel) required
• Trend Analysis and SAP required
• Problem Solving Methodology mandatory
• Knowledge of tools including calipers, go/no gauges, & templates
• Knowledge of ISO9001 and/or IATF 16949 Standard requirements
• Must possess proficiency in spoken and reading English sufficient to perform the essential functions of the role.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.