Description
We are seeking a Quality Assurance Inspector in Katy, TX, to conduct pre-shipment inspections at AE Manufacturing. The role involves verifying product specifications, weight tolerances, packaging counts, and pallet labeling in accordance with AQL sampling standards.
Candidates must have 3+ years of manufacturing QC experience, strong defect classification skills, and the ability to submit clear technical inspection reports with photos within 24 hours of audit completion.
Technical Qualifications
- Strong experience in Pre-Shipment Inspections (PSI) for consumer products.
- Proficiency in AQL sampling procedures (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 / ISO 2859-1).
- Hands-on inspection checks: product weight/grammage verification, batch sampling, quantity counts, carton drops, and sealing integrity.
- Thorough packaging & labeling verification (inner pouch/box condition, master carton markings, artwork compliance).
- Fast reporting turnaround: ability to submit comprehensive inspection reports with clear photographic evidence within 24 hours.
Certifications Needed
- ISO 9001 (preferred / not mandatory)
Industry Experience
- Role/experience: Prior experience (or demonstrated competence) with pre-shipment/QC inspections and completing inspection checklists and defect records.
- Counting accuracy: Ability to count tablets/pieces in pouches/cartons and record discrepancies correctly.
- Visual QA: Ability to evaluate appearance/cleanliness/workmanship, and check packaging condition (including correct content, version of printed literature, and shipping/label condition).
- Approved sample/technical file comparison: Ability to compare product to an approved sample and/or client technical file (style/material/texture conformity).
- Label & barcode checks: Ability to verify logo/label content and confirm barcodes are present, clean/scannable, and match required characters/symbology/position.
- Basic measurements: Ability to take basic dimensional measurements (pouch/tablet length/width/height or diameter/height) using simple measurement tools.
- Weight checks: Ability to perform scale-based weight tests for tablet weight with/without packaging and record values/tolerances.
- Functional test: Ability to perform the required dissolving/streamer test following instructions, including controlling the specified water temperature (about 40°C) and recording timing.
- Tool discipline: Ensure required tools are available and used properly; follow any client rules for calibration/traceability if applicable.
- Reporting: Provide clear, legible results (pass/fail where required), with notes describing defects (e.g., chipped tablet, count discrepancy, out-of-tolerance weight) and supporting observations/photos if requested.
About Us
Since 1984, Pro QC International goes above and beyond the traditional roles of quality control. We assist clients to put better quality products on the market by resolving quality and production related challenges and reducing supply chain risk and cost.
Pro QC offers solutions in over 88 countries. We manage our global operations from 18 Offices Worldwide. Our clients range from small start-ups to multinational companies in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Join Our Team
We are always looking for talented candidates in Asia, Americas, Europe, Middle-East, and Africa.
At Pro QC, we value quality over quantity. We value professionalism, dependability, and teamwork.
We believe in building trusted partnerships that are earned through conscious efforts. In our strive for excellence, we are passionate about delivering quality solutions to organizations around the world. Leveraging an ever-expanding, interconnected group of people from diverse backgrounds, Pro QC offers an attractive and unique opportunity as part of a global family.
Our Vision: To nurture the trust of our customers and our team through dynamic interactions, creative supply chain solutions, and integrated partnership.