Manufacturing Inspector

Reports to: Quality Assurance Supervisor

Location: St. Louis, MO

Union: United Auto Workers

About SKF: 

SKF has been making the world spin since 1907! 

SKF is an industry-leading manufacturer dedicated to a culture of belonging, where our people flourish in an equitable environment that promotes leadership development and career growth. SKF bearings, made in Muskegon, played an integral role in helping Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples on the planet’s surface. 

As an SKF team member, you will join 40,000 colleagues from more than 130 countries developing bearing technology and services that make rotation more reliable and sustainable. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. SKF aims to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions at all our production facilities by 2030. 

SKF products keep vehicles rolling, power the machines that put food on your table, and even reach into the cosmos as part of the Mars rover mission. Founded in Sweden in 1907, today SKF is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm with annual sales in 2020 of approximately $10 billion. 

Summary:

The SKF Lubrication Business Unit, headquartered in St. Louis, is a leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of highly engineered automatic lubrication systems as well as lubrication tools and equipment. The SKF Group is the leading global manufacturer and supplier of rolling bearing related products, solutions, and services, such as bearings, seals, lubrication systems, analytical and maintenance services. As the Inspector, you will perform diversified work including all duties and functions necessary to ensure product quality meets customer expectations. You will use all types of measuring tools and equipment to judge product conformance to specification. You will be expected to know the components of calibration procedures and be able to use common calibration methods, both manual and automated. This is a Union position, (UAW).

Responsibilities Include but Not Limited to:

• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Read and interpret blueprints including GD&T and X,Y,Z coordinate system.
• Operate material handling equipment.
• Visual inspection of parts for cracks or other defects.
• Describe and interpret calibration certificates, labels, and reports.
• Identify and report nonconforming material.
• Investigation and rectification of material which does not meet specification.
• Manage records and maintain document control systems.
• Utilize gages to inspect part quality, such as: Micrometer, Caliper, Thread rings, thread plugs, Profilometer,
• Spring tester, comparator, scales, CMM, and all other gages needed to confirm conformance to specification.
• Utilize inspection planning tools and perform a product audit; determine sample size, pull random samples.
• Report unsatisfactory work to management and make reports of the same.
• Perform first and last piece inspections judging conformance.
• Suggest improvements in processes, procedures, and inspection methods.
• Perform process and product audits.
• Administer gage calibration system including the calibration of gages, recording of calibrations, and scheduling of work.
• Set and issue gages to production. Perform inspection related documentation and transactions utilizing a computer.
• Process reclaims items, preparing necessary reports, and maintaining appropriate records.
• Use good judgment when accepting or refusing reclamation materials.
• Inspect, sort, pack, label, repackage, and relabel products.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.

Working Conditions:

• Good working conditions in a general manufacturing environment.
• Incumbent will be subject to noise, lifting, and walking.
• Be able to use common calibration methods, both manual and automated.

Job Requirements:

• Skilled in basic statistical terms and techniques, how to plot data and how to recognize out of control conditions.
• Experience with reading blueprints including GD&T and X,Y,Z coordinate system.
• Must have strong knowledge of basic mathematical operations and perform measurement conversions.
• Experienced with using gages to inspect part quality, such as: Micrometer, Caliper, Thread rings, thread plugs, Profilometer, Spring tester, comparator, scales, CMM, and all other gages needed to confirm conformance to specification.
• Experience with test methods and company products.
• Experience with inspection planning tools and perform a product audit; determine sample size, pull random samples.
• Proficient Knowledge of the components of calibration procedures.

What You’ll Love About SKF:

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

Rest and Relaxation. Vacation is accrued and you will be eligible for 10 company paid holidays. Eligible for monthly perfect attendance reward.

Health and Wellness Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Excellent medical, vision, and dental plans to fit your needs. 

Invest in your Future. Eligibility for a five percent (5%) contribution paid on a per pay period basis. Vesting in the Company 401k after one year of service.

Much more! Growth opportunities, employee assistance program, life insurance, vehicle discount programs, and with so many benefits to working for SKF, we could not name them all!

Reports to: Quality Assurance Supervisor

Location: St. Louis, MO

Union: United Auto Workers

Job ID: 18629

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