Job Description Title:
Quality Inspector I Reports to: Quality Control Manager Location: St. Peters, MO Posted: 10/2/2024 There are 8 positions available, 2 positions per shift. Job Summary: Maintains quality standards by approving incoming materials, in-process production, and finished products; recording quality results.
Schedule: This position works 12-hour shifts. The Day Shift schedule is 5:45 AM to 6:00 PM. The Night Shift schedule is 5:45 PM to 6:00 AM. The work week is an alternating 36 or 48 hours (12 hour shifts rotating on a 2 weeks cycle: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off) resulting in a 3 day weekend every other week and some built in overtime.
Compensation: The starting rate for this role is
$19.20, with 7.5% pay differential for working night shift. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Approves incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
- Approves in-process production by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; communicating required adjustments to Production Supervisor and Foreman.
- Approves finished products by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; returning products for re-work; confirming re-work.
- Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs; summarizing re-work and waste; inputting data into quality database.
- Comply and assist with enforcing all Company policies and procedures.
- Comply and assist with enforcing all Company Safety policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as required by the Quality Manager.
Qualifications: - High school education (Associate degree, preferred) with experience in a Quality Department.
- Experience in laboratory environment utilizing test equipment.
- Good communication skills.
- Good math skills.
- Ability to think through complex processes.
- Computer knowledge (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
- Some mechanical aptitude for minor adjustment and calibrations.
- Capabilities to read, understand, and analyze customer specifications.
- Some experience in using micrometers and calipers
Physical Demands: - The physical demands of this job are active and the employee must be able to sit, stand, walk and climb; have use of hands and fingers; talk see and hear
- Demonstrate ability to set up re-winder
- Some material handling
Work Environment: The work environments characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Office environment
- Laboratory environment
- At times, the employee may be exposed to a plant environment, which contains noise, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
Zoltek is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.