McWane, Inc.
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MPI Calera - Quality Inspector

Location
Calera, AL · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Experience
1+ year
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Listed
18 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Quality inspection in manufacturing
  • Reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications
  • Precision measuring instruments
  • QT9 or quality management systems
  • Microsoft Office
  • Non-conformance documentation
  • Verbal and written communication

Also useful

  • Experience with calipers, gauges, micrometers, and height gages
  • Experience with complex test equipment

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Quality Inspector to join our team. The Quality Inspector will inspect and test machined, fabricated, and assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. The inspector will use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

Inspection of incoming materials, conduct in-process inspections, and perform final inspections to ensure all products meet our quality standards. Scope of Responsibilities 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members. Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

Wear appropriate PPE, including fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head, and eye protection. Responsible for the cleanliness of the assigned work area and maintaining a safe and clean work environment. Discard or reject products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications.

Analyze and interpret blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required. Inspect incoming materials to ensure they meet quality specifications Notify supervisors and other personnel of production problems, and assist in identifying and correcting these problems.

Maintain inspection reports and discuss inspection results with those responsible for products, and recommend necessary corrective actions. Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, and quantities inspected. Generate and document non-conformances in the QT9 system, ensuring accurate and timely reporting. Mark items with details such as acceptance or rejection status.

Observe and monitor production operations and equipment to ensure conformance to specifications and make or order necessary process or assembly adjustments. Must be highly proficient with measuring dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, micrometers, height gages, and other high precsion measurement devices.

Analyze test data and make computations as necessary to determine test results. Ability to write routine memos and correspondence. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.

The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus and determine and distinguish color.

Basic Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent 1-3 years in a hands-on quality role Proficient with Microsoft Office Experience as a QC Inspector in a manufacturing environment Experience using Quality Management systems, particularly QT9 Excellent verbal and written communication skills required Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills Must embrace safe and environmentally responsible workplace practices Ability to work and communicate effectively in a collaborative environment Perform all responsibilities satisfactorily Position Requirements Standing, walking, stooping, balancing, kneeling, reaching, and sitting are some of the physical requirements.

  • Must be able to meet and adhere to physical requirements as well as wear the appropriate PPE (steel-toed boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, and mask).
  • Will be required to work in the following conditions: heat, cold, noise, and vibration.
  • Must be able to work in dust and fumes.
  • Must have the ability to operate a forklift and overhead crane.

Will be required to work overtime and extended hours depending on customer and company demands. Must be able to work outside in all types of weather conditions and tolerate being exposed to loud noises.

Additional Information

1st Shift M-F 6:30 am - 3:00 pm Excellent benefits include 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, 3 weeks PTO, and a weekly pay schedule, a 401k plan and company health insurance plans, Education Assistance, a Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

McWane Plant & Industrial is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About the Company

What We Live By…… The McWane Way is a core philosophy outlined by the founder J.R. McWane in 1920. Today It encompasses Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership, Environment, Communication, Accountability, Safety and Trust. All team members at every level are expected to know and work by these principles, values, and behaviors.

Most importantly, every team member is expected to be able to answer this question, "What does this mean for me?" This is the all-important question because behavior is the best evidence of a living principle. Join the McWane team on the journey to The McWane Way. Who We Are…… McWane Inc. has a newly created division, McWane Plant and Industrial (MPI).

This new division, based in Birmingham, AL, combines all Plant and Industrial Products in a single customer-focused package. We offer comprehensive solutions through an experienced team of professionals specifically focused on these two special markets. Our Mission is to be the Plant and Industrial supplier who is "easiest to do business with". We will make it easier to engineer, specify, and order components for plants.

We will provide greater support for smoother delivery, cost-effective installation, and start-up. Most importantly, we will build strong relationships with design engineers, contractors, plant operations teams and project owners to assure we are their first-choice supplier for both new construction and future upgrades.

Read the original posting

From McWane, Inc.'s careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 23, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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