Quality Inspector

Job Description

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 200 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. Ranked among Fortune’s Magazine’s most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions. These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets.

ITW’s revenues totaled $14.5 billion in 2014.

ITW Medical is comprised of three highly-respected medical product brands - Coeur, Filtertek & Precise Biomedical – supplying medical devices, components and service to global medical device brands. Filtertek manufactures molded filtration and flow control components. Precise provides technical service, maintenance & training for contrast media injectors. Coeur is a leading provider of disposable diagnostic imaging consumables.

• Perform routine visual/functional/dimensional testing per required specifications and procedures for the Quality and Assembly departments
• Ensure conformance of received components
• Ensure conformance of production to required specifications and documentation requirements through routine, in-process inspection.
• Ensure proper labeling
• Ensure proper documentation/sampling
• Conduct applicable visual, dimensional, and functional testing
• Complete appropriate documentation, including release/hold paperwork/ databases
• Communicate findings real-time
• Provide Quality support to production in the clean room and lab environment
• Perform end of pallet case inspections for conformance to specifications
• Complete appropriate documentation associated with Device History Records
• Review and/or approve:
• label controls
• production Bill of Materials
• work orders
• pallet labeling
• DHR paperwork
• When applicable, assist in review of rework product
• When applicable, initiate Internal Quality Feedback Reports in the Quality Database
• Know and Understand Quality Policy and be able to communicate to other employees throughout the organization
• Other duties assigned

• Offer support in the handling of day-to-day production activities with minimal direct supervision and guidance.
• Offer input for areas for improvement in products, processes and procedures.
• Perform special testing, including validation testing, as required
• Perform process Audits/Inspections as appropriate.

Educational Level

• up to a 2-year quality, technical, or related degree or 3 years related experience

Comprehension/Reasoning Skills

• Ability to read and understand complex instructions such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to record results and to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively and promptly communicate results from inspections.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

Math Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.

• Ability to operate standard office equipment including a photocopier.
• Prior experience using personal computer and standard spreadsheet and word processing software packages preferred.
• Ability to use hand-operated and touch screen-controlled equipment.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  
  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ITW offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including competitively priced medical and dental coverage the first of the month following hire,…