Quality Inspector

Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.

Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.

Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.

Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.

Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.

Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.

Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.

Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary.

Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.

Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.

Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.

Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.

Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.

Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.

Weigh materials, products, containers, or samples to verify packaging weights or ingredient quantities.

Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.

Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.

Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.

Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards.

Position products, components, or parts for testing.

Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.

Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.

Inspect or test cleantech or green technology parts, products, or installations, such as fuel cells, solar panels, or air quality devices, for conformance to specifications or standards.

Grade, classify, or sort products according to sizes, weights, colors, or other specifications.

Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.

Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.

Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.