Quality Inspector Lead in Austin

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The Quality Inspector Lead (ITA) supports inspection operations within a fast-paced manufacturing and quality environment. This role monitors inspection workflow, evaluates team performance, supports compliance to ISO 9001 standards, and ensures proper control of non-conforming, rejected, and scrap materials.

The ITA plays a critical role in quality planning, inspection execution, material control, layered process auditing (LPA), and customer-specific requirement compliance, contributing directly to total customer satisfaction and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor inspection team workflow to ensure adherence to customer-specific requirements and quality standards
• Evaluate inspector performance and provide structured feedback to Project Coordinators
• Support execution of Quality Planning, Assembly, and Inspection processes
• Ensure proper segregation, documentation, and control of non-conforming and scrap materials
• Coordinate with logistics to maintain accurate material flow and inventory control
• Perform scrap analysis and reporting and assist with Layered Process Audits (LPA)
• Support calibration verification and equipment control processes
• Maintain accurate inspection records in compliance with QMS requirements
• Support document control and data integrity procedures

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing or plant environment .
• Team leadership but not required
• Hands-on experience with precision inspection tools (Calipers, Pin Gauges, Micrometers, Height Gages) but not required
• Comfortable working in a factory or warehouse setting with adherence to safety and quality standards.

Education

• High School Diploma, Some Technical training in manufacturing or quality systems .