Quality Inspector

Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives markets. MVP collaborates with its customers to offer tailored production solutions to meter, mix, dispense, and apply materials. For over 80 years, MVP has been a leading equipment provider for the marine, infrastructure, pool and bath, oil & gas, transportation, aerospace, and wind industries.

As a family-owned business, MVP serves its customers and communities with integrity and respect to create a better experience. Our same core values with which the company was founded on 80 years ago continue to guide us today as we create a better experience for our employees, customers, and communities.

MVP proudly offers a competitive medical (partially Company-paid), dental, vision, life and disability plan; 401k retirement plan with a 4% match; Paid Time Off (starting at 13 days per year); and 11 Company-paid holidays

Work Description:

• Develops and executes inspection processes including determining the appropriate gage for specific applications, programming and operating inspection equipment/devices, developing first article inspection criteria, and creating Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) based sampling plans
• Support creation of product inspection and sampling plans, perform inspections, analyze trends, and report findings
  • Receiving inspections:
    • Inspect purchased and transferred materials against business and compliance requirements
    • Review Material Test Reports (MTRs), Certificates of Conformance (COC), or Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for variances
    • Enter receiving data into tracking system and/or route reports to QA and Purchasing
    • Coordinate resolution for non-conformances up to and including supplier audits
  • In-Process inspections (Pre-Unit Assembly or Pre-Shipment Unit Assembly)
    • Conduct planned and unplanned audits/inspections on assigned processes during manufacturing process and record findings
  • Final inspections (Pre-shipment):
    • Conduct fabrication, machine shop, and/or final assembled product inspections to confirm quality of outgoing finished goods (may include analysis of welds, finish, markings, components or configuration thereof, and packaging standards through use of visual inspection and/or analysis tools)
  • Return inspections (Post-shipment):
    • Assess and document condition of product returns from customers and ensure findings are communicated for commercial resolution
• Participate on Material Review Board (MRB), supplier audits, or plant improvement projects
• Assist incoming receiving and shipping team
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school degree or GED equivalent required
• 2+ years as a professional inspector and/or equivalent experience.
• Ability to read Engineering drawings and technical documents.
• Ability to read signs and differentiate colors, perform visual inspections, and use dimensional and tolerance measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, plug and thread gages, ID/OD gages, Mil thickness testers, optical comparator, tape measure, etc.)
• Basic computer skills
• Effective communication and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional inspection related certifications (CMI, etc.)
• Experience programming and using analytical test or measurement equipment
• Experience with supplier audits
• Experience operating a reach truck, forklift, and/or electric pallet jack
• Exposure to best practices in Quality
• Exposure to Epicor ERP software

Physical Demands:

• Requires work near/with moving mechanical parts
• Requires work in a noisy, fast-paced environment where forklifts and other machinery may be used
• Lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds up to 1/3 of workday
• Stand over 2/3 of workday
• Bend and stoop up to 1/3 of workday
• Kneel up to 1/3 of workday
• Grasp objects over 2/3 of workday
• Push and/or pull dollies, pallet jacks, etc. on occasion
• Work up to 2/3 of workday
• Color vision
• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Peripheral vision
• Depth perception

Magnum Venus Products, Inc. is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship. Magnum Venus Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.