Quality inspector

Requisition ID : 21583 Smeal, a REV Group brand, is recognized as a premier manufacturer, inventor, and innovator of custom fire apparatus.

The company offers a full line of custom and commercial pumpers, rescue pumpers, aerial ladders, and urban interface vehicles.

Smeal is committed to leading the industry in high-quality fire apparatus, delivery times and customer experience. Smeal sells its products worldwide and is based in Snyder, NE.

Smeal Apparatus is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE : REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets.

REV Group’s extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more.

Our 6,500 employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.

S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

Quality Technician Level 1 are responsible for eliminating vehicle defects through the daily inspection of vehicles.

Duties and Responsibilities :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily :

Perform complete pre-inspection, test drives, and quality audits of finished product in accordance with

process documentation

Document, communicate and lead, activities to resolve issues needing corrective action

Work with Manufacturing Supervisors, Engineering, and Quality to resolve quality issues

Validate all critical and safety items as required by build book

Ensure that paperwork is complete and accurate during the build process

Help to maintain tracking log of all repetitive issues

Review all deviations, quality alerts, and stop shipments

Communicate and document (when appropriate) issues found and inform the appropriate parties

Coordinate / follow-up on daily inspections and auditing activities with quality department team

inspectors to ensure QA is supporting and current with manufacturing valudation requirements /

final product audit prior to customer inspection

Facilitate scheduled final inspection processes with customer, such as spec review, fit and finish

review, operational reviews, final walk around with shop associates

Enter and maintain quality assurance data base

Assign / perform / follow-up on scheduled and non-scheduled truck book audits

Assign / follow-up on finalizing trucks' for shipment per shipment schedule

Provide feedback to manufacturing supervision regarding repetitive non-conformances

Self-check work and inspect prior processes

Meet production goals

Maintain a clean and safe work area

Initiate process improvements when able

Work in close proximity to customer, as needed

Operate any equipment or tools needed to perform the job

Assist other team members and departments as needed

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

High school diploma or equivalent experience

One year experience in a fire-truck manufacturing facility or equivalent

Detail oriented with strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills

Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal

Energetic, motivated, professional and serves as a team player

Ability to multitask and effective time management skills

Ability to use basic hand and power tools

Ability to read and use a tape measure to precise measurements

Ability to maintain attendance within company guidelines

Ability to retain and apply instructions

Positive attitude

Work overtime on short notice

Embrace change

Basic computer skills and functional knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Access, and Excel

Basic math skills; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Must be detailed orientated

Ability to read and understand truck specification documents

Ability to work within safety guidelines

Must be self-motivated

Must be able to work with little to no supervision after two weeks

CDL is required

SCHEDULE :

Hours depend on business and department needs. All positions are subject to overtime as needed. Overtime can be scheduled by adding additional days to the scheduled days for the week or by extending the hours worked.

See a supervisor for information on overtime worked in a particular department.

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law.

REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

Last updated : 2024-05-18