Mechanical Inspector - Quality Inspector

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

The Quality Inspector monitors the quality aspects of all manner of goods and services, including, but not limited to incoming raw materials to the organisation and the products that are ready to be shipped. They also ensure that manufactured products meet the specified quality standards set by the organisation before being sent to customers.

The quality control inspector job role involves analysing the measurements, conducting tests, and monitoring the production phases. They sort out the items that fail to meet the quality standards and enhance the production process to reduce the chances of failure.

The key role and responsibilities of a Quality Control Inspector are:

• Carry out quality assessment measurements of all the products ready to be shipped and incoming raw materials, including metrological and visual assessment.
• Operate the CMM; experience with Aberlink software is ideal, but experience with PC-DMIS is an advantage.
• Take a thorough look at the plans, specifications, and drawings to understand the product requirements.
• Reject all the incoming raw materials which fail to meet quality expectations and report the issue promptly.
• Resolve quality-related issues and adhere to deadlines.
• Assist the QM in designing an efficient quality system and protocols which can be used across all company needs.
• Prepare documentation of the inspection process, which includes detailed reports and performance records.
• Recommend improvement measures to the production process to ensure quality control standards are met.
• Guide the production team about the quality control issues to enhance the quality of the product.
• Assist the Head of Quality with KPI data and monitor customer satisfaction levels.
• Monitor the production phases at various levels.

Educational requirements of quality control inspector function:

• They must have at least secondary education, achieving high school certification grades.
• Real-time experience in an engineering domain is preferred, but not essential.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP/MRP systems.
• Good organisational skills – self-learning and able to work autonomously.

The inspector doesn’t need any certification to have a progressive career in the company. But having one will surely demonstrate your professionalism and competency at the workplace. Candidates aspiring to grow in the company can undertake additional training and learning – such as City & Guilds or CQI. On-the-job training by shadowing the QM is key to learning and understanding needs and requirements.

The successful candidate needs a combination of soft skills, technical skills, and certain qualities:

• Communication: Quality control inspectors possess proficient written and verbal communication skills to find their requirements. At times, they may have to write protocols to the concerned department.
• Organizational skills: The inspector should possess strong organizational skills to perform product review and inspection.
• Physical strength: Quality control inspectors should be capable enough to stand for longer durations. They must be able-bodied as lifting is usually a daily task for inspection purposes.
• Technical skills: The quality control inspectors should possess strong knowledge of the type of equipment and computer programs used adhering to the safety guidelines of the organization. They must also know technical documents, manuals, and product engineering drawings to ensure products meet the quality standards. Instruction and guidance will be given on a frequent basis.
• Training skills: The quality control inspector may need to train other employees for some specific processes and procedures. They must be confident enough to give instruction to the employees regarding how to prevent flaws and work towards a smoother workflow.
• Attention to detail: A quality control inspector should be vigilant enough to identify the variances in products to meet the specific standards. They must be aware of changes made to the processes and functions.
• Math skills: Having a good knowledge of mathematics is essential in measuring and calculating specifications during product development.
• Mechanical understanding: The ability to read engineering drawings and understand tolerances (GD&T – general dimensioning and tolerancing) as well as welding quality standards and symbols.

Here ABTS the work routine and work environment can be varied and may involve working extra hours as per the production deadline concerned. Instruction on the use of company verification equipment and ideally will be able to operate a fork lift truck to assist movement, loading and unloading of goods and materials.