1st Shift Quality Inspector

Job Purpose Monitors the manufacturing quality of trailers, individual parts and sub-assemblies in compliance with applicable Company quality assurance standards, engineering drawings and other related specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate all types of tools essential and necessary to the job, including but not limited to brake test machine, light tester, man lift, bumper jack, ABS tester, wrenches, tape measure.
• Work on the trailer assembly line and sub-assembly areas monitoring those items as designated by the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Verify conformance of each assigned item to company and/or customer drawings, standards and specifications.
• Record acceptance or rejection decision by identifying him/herself on the appropriate forms and ensure reasons for rejections are clearly defined.
• Assist in the initiation of corrective action by management in the event of sub-standard quality levels or failure to meet acceptance or reliability standards.
• Maintain communications with all assembly line managers, continuously informing these managers of all out-of-specification conditions, especially where noted on more than one unit.
• Maintain daily off the line reporting status of all units leaving sub-assembly and final assembly line.
• Submit continuous product quality appraisals to those individuals whose subordinates affect the physical outcome of the final unit.
• Perform all assigned tasks in a safe, efficient and highly productive manner according to company policy.
• Contribute to the team effort to produce a quality product.
• Attend scheduled work hours on a regular and timely basis. Maintain good attendance.
• Ability to work mandatory overtime.
• Follow company policies and procedures. Other duties may be assigned by the company.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent, based on education and work experience.

Licenses/Certifications:

• FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) test and re-certification test every two years is mandatory

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of computers is required.
• Fluent in English, speaking and writing.
• Bi-lingual beneficial.
• Must possess good written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to work well with manufacturing hourly employees and all levels of management personnel.

Core Competencies:

• Detail-oriented: someone who pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects, and that does this in a second nature type of way.
• Motivated: stimulate (someone's) interest in or enthusiasm for doing something.
• Organized: arranged in a systematic, orderly way

Training:

• Orientation
• Company provided training may include but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • Utility/Golf Cart
  • Aerial Lifts - Genie/Wave/Manlifts
  
  
  
  
• Stoughton Trailers will provide training on trailer specifications, engineering drawings and quality assurance checking procedures.
• Stoughton Trailers will provide training to operate measuring and test equipment related to the job.

Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.