Receiving Inspector II

ASQ Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) Certification Desired
- Preferred

IPC 610 Certification desired
- Preferred

Lean or Six Sigma Certificate desired
- Preferred

HME has been creating innovative products for the drive‑thru and pro‑audio industries since 1971. From the very beginning, we've known these solutions would never have happened without the customer‑focused people who make up our company. With subsidiaries located in California, Missouri, Canada, UK, India, and China, companies around the world depend on HME for clear, reliable communication solutions. Come join our team!

We are currently recruiting for a Receiving Inspector II
. In this role, you will perform visual, close‑tolerance mechanical, and electronic inspection of parts, materials and assemblies at incoming, in‑process, final production, first article and Product Development to ensure compliance to requirements and standards.

This is a day shift position working Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Under limited supervision, the Receiving Inspector II performs visual, close tolerance mechanical, and electronic inspection of incoming parts and material to ensure quality level. Recommends inspection, test and process improvements under leadership guidance.

• QA Inspection Support:
  Performs complex electro‑mechanical inspections for conformance to HME requirements. Conducts Finished Product Audits of manufactured products to evaluate conformance to product specifications. Performs source inspections at HME supplier facilities as required. Identifies, reports and quarantines non‑conforming material. Performs prototype, engineering, and First Article inspections to determine conformance to HME requirements. Performs and records results of a variety of test procedures with precision and accuracy with supervision.
• Applied Quality Support:
  Applies sampling principles to material inspections per HME requirements. Applies external standards to material inspection when required; including IPC‑A‑600 and IPC‑A‑610.
• Process Development:
  Recommends and develops under leadership guidance inspection plans based upon relevant, articulate data. Recommends and develops under leadership guidance test procedures to determine conformance to HME requirements. Recommends and develops under leadership guidance problem‑solving tools and Continuous Improvement techniques for process and inspection improvement.
• Administrative Quality Support:
  Accurately performs material transactions appropriate to inspection findings using HME enterprise resource planning system. Reliably and accurately records inspection results to appropriate quality documents. Conducts calibration administrative tasks related to inspection instruments, tools, and equipment as needed. Performs process and quality record audits to identify, correct, and prevent process deficiencies.

• Ability to interpret complex electro‑mechanical part and assembly drawings, perform advanced mechanical measurements with limited supervision, and use measurement tools such as CMM, 3D Scanner, comparator, calipers, micrometers, height, pin, thread, radius gauges, etc.
• Working knowledge of metrology and Statistical Process Control software, including Zone3, Measure X, QC Gage, and QC Calc; understanding of X, Y, Z coordinate systems and GD&T dimensioning.
• Proficient in advanced test methodologies, procedures, and techniques, and the ability to apply advanced technical mathematics in the course of inspections.
• Understanding of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems for transacting/moving materials, and knowledge of quality terms, definitions, and concepts.
• Experience with ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, Sampling Procedures, and Tables for Inspection by Attributes, and ASQ 7 quality tools (Pareto, Fishbone, Flowchart, Control Chart, Check Sheet, Scatter diagrams & Histograms).
• Advanced understanding of MS Office applications required.
• Ability to train & mentor others in electro‑mechanical inspection and inspection techniques, and ability to represent department when required.
• Minimum of 3 years experience.
• High School Diploma – Required; BA or BS (college graduate) or Technical School Certificate – Preferred.

Travel: 10%

The posted pay range is $20.44 - $27.00 per hour. This may vary depending on experience and other factors. Our benefits package includes tuition reimbursement; 3 weeks paid vacation your first year, paid holidays, medical, vision, and dental coverage, pet insurance, life insurance, and 401(k) contributions.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds, 50 pounds with assistance.