**Job Title:** Quality Inspector
**Location:** Youngstwon, OH
**Pay Rate:** $24.00 per hour
**Work Schedule:** Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
### Position Summary
The Quality Inspector is responsible for maintaining and ensuring the quality of inventory materials through detailed inspection, restoration, and preservation efforts. This role will verify that materials and assemblies meet company and customer standards, collaborate with internal and external partners, and support process improvements with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
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### Key Responsibilities
- Inspect incoming materials, kits, and finished goods for visual condition and dimensional compliance
- Confirm assemblies adhere to work instructions and customer specifications
- Complete and maintain accurate assembly checklists and inspection records
- Conduct final testing and verify customer packaging requirements are met
- Tag, control, and segregate product per established quality procedures
- Coordinate contract submittals and assure product acceptance via controlled stamps and certificate verification
- Communicate and collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and customers to drive quality goals
- Initiate discrepancy reports and sample lot inspections as needed
- Maintain training records and ensure calibration of inspection equipment
- Support internal and external audits (including ISO standards)
- Review and interpret customer requirements and approve supplier quality documentation
- Assist with continuous improvement by recommending corrective actions
- Perform other duties as assigned
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### Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2+ years of experience in industrial, distribution, or quality control environments
- Quality certification required
- Prior inspection or quality control experience
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### Preferred Qualifications
- Associate’s degree or Trade School in Quality, Material Composition, or related field
- Previous ISO Quality Systems experience
- Prior experience with global manufacturing or distribution companies
- Training in statistics and data analysis
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### Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Strong math skills, including algebra, geometry, fractions, decimals, and conversions
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing process documentation
- Familiarity with process control tools and regulatory codes (UL, CE, CSA, IEC, ASTM, ANSI)
- Exceptional attention to detail and quality assurance
- Effective at managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
- Strong communication, teamwork, and integrity
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and warehouse management systems
- Experience operating forklifts or PIT equipment is a plus
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### Working Conditions
- Frequent exposure to high noise levels, heat, and cold environments
- Occasional exposure to electrical hazards and dangerous equipment
- Physical requirements include lifting/moving up to 50 pounds, walking, sitting, standing, bending, crouching, and climbing
- No travel required
- Steel-toed boots required for safety
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