Quality Inspector Lead

Job Description: Quality Inspector Lead

Location: Teir 1 Western TN

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: PC

Overview

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 and IATF 16949 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.

This role will travel around western TN with a central location in Murfreesboro, TN.

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
• Assist with Layered Process Audits (LPA)
• Support calibration verification and equipment control processes
• Maintain accurate inspection records in compliance with QMS requirements
• Contribute to corrective and preventive action (CAPA) initiatives
• Support document control and data integrity procedures
• Participate in internal quality audits and continuous improvement activities

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing or plant environment.
• 2-3 years team leadership experience
• Hands-on experience with precision inspection tools (Calipers, Pin Gauges, Micrometers, Height Gages).
• Solid grasp of quality inspection principles, calibration, and measurement techniques.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and mathematical abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and quality data reporting.
• Comfortable working in a factory or warehouse setting with adherence to safety and quality standards.

Education

• Some Technical training in manufacturing or quality systems preferred.
• QMS, ISO, or AS9102 certification a plus.