Position
Quality Control Inspector – Third Shift (11pm-7:30am)
FLSA Status
Hourly – Non-Exempt (NE)
Position Location
7865 Northcourt Rd, Suite #100, Houston, Texas 77040
Company Overview
UPG is a global manufacturer of complex assembled components and finished products serving the datacenter, automotive, energy and industrial markets.
UPG products are sold to over 40 global blue-chip customers and the company has developed a strong market position based on its technical expertise combined with unparalleled quality, delivery, and service levels. UPG operates three world-class manufacturing facilities – in Houston, Texas; Cardiff, Wales; and Suzhou, China – that offer a complete range of capabilities, including product design, engineering, rapid prototyping, and plastic injection molding, along with a suite of other technology platforms, value added assembly and global supply chain management.
Reporting Relationship
Reports to the Quality Manager
Core Function
Performs start-up and inspection on all products for conformance to specifications and in accordance with the Quality Plan by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
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This role has leadership qualities and requires a self-motivated and detail oriented outlook
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Adheres to all safety procedures and policies.
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Provides adequate support to the quality manager on various assignments and tasks.
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Performs quality control inspections in accordance with the company’s quality systems, processes, and procedures.
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Provides effective and accurate start-up inspection.
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Provides efficient and accurate inspection for sample runs in process adjustments and tooling modifications.
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May perform capability studies to identify capable and incapable processes and can articulate findings to appropriate personnel.
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Interpret drawings and required customer specifications.
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Regularly reviews inspection instructions to determine accuracy of process
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Verifies packaging and labeling are accurate on each box of product.
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Properly documents through NCMR’s, VRR’s and RMA’s and quarantines any nonconforming product discovered; informs Production Supervisor
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Records complete and accurate inspection records using WIN-CONTROL and approved forms.
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Identifies Statistical Process Control (SPS) trends and determine reaction plans.
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Effectively communicates all relevant shift information to the oncoming quality control inspector daily.
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Properly maintains all inspection equipment and informs Quality Manager if equipment is damaged, worn, or accuracy is affected.
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Identifies the requirement of calibration of products and informs Quality Manager if any out of calibration issues are found.
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Communicates potential issues that may prevent normal inspection rounds from being completed.
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Aids in the training new operators
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Ensures that all aspects of the Quality Policy and Objectives are understood and enacted.
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Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor or functional Managers.
Additional Job Information
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
Training Requirements
ISO Quality Procedures
Skills
Basic computer and math skills to measure specifications.
Educational Requirements
High School diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma
Experience
3 to 5 years of working as a QC Inspector.
Physical Requirements
Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. If the use of arm and / or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than sedentary work and worker sits most of the time, the job is light work.
Visual Acuity
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as; preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and or operation or machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distance close to the eyes.
Work Conditions
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change.
The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause a worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire based on need, job requirements, and individual qualifications, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations we operate.