Quality Inspector

Quality Inspector at Smiths Group in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela.

Role Summary

Carry out inspection and quality control activities on materials, components and finished products, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, customer requirements, applicable regulations and internal John Crane standards; manage the measurement equipment used, maintain the records required for traceability, and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of quality and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

Inspection and Quality Control

• Perform reception, process and finished product inspections in accordance with inspection plans, technical specifications and current procedures.
• Verify compliance with dimensions, functional characteristics and documentary requirements of the inspected products.
• Identify and segregate non-compliant products to prevent unauthorized use or release.
• Maintain identification of the inspection and testing status of materials and products.

Management of Non-Conformities

• Register, document and track non-compliant products.
• Participate in root cause investigations and the implementation of containment and/or corrective actions, as applicable.
• Support the management of customer complaints by providing technical evidence and quality records.

Traceability and Records

• Maintain inspection, testing and traceability records of critical materials.
• Ensure the integrity and availability of quality documentation required by clients and certification bodies.
• Prepare reports and quality management indicators.

Metrology

• Manage assigned measuring instruments and equipment.
• Control the calibration, verification and identification of the metrological status of the equipment.
• Keep the inventory of measuring instruments updated.
• Manage requests for replacement or acquisition of instruments when appropriate.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing defects and optimizing processes.
• Propose actions that contribute to strengthening the Quality and HSE Management System.
• Collaborate in internal and external audits when required.

Requirements

• Industrial, mechanical or related engineer with three years of experience and knowledge in
• Dimensional metrology.
• Interpretation of mechanical drawings (ASME Y14.5 / GD&T).
• ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor (desirable).
• Non-Destructive Testing (VT, PT or MT) (desirable).
• Handling of measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, comparators, roughness meters, etc.

Benefits

With colleagues spread around the world, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusion, we manage employee resource groups (ERG's) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-company ERG's include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network and Neurodiversity.

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business. We announced them at our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of the Smiths across our network.

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping shape a better future.

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are proud to be an inclusive company with values based on equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support and embrace diversity. At no time during the recruitment process will Flex-Tek, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners request any payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent applications by applying directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc).

In accordance with our mission, vision and Global Policies

Under no circumstances will Staff be charged any fees or other costs related to their recruitment to work at Smiths, directly or indirectly. Smiths will pay any recruitment fee.

Smiths will not employ anyone under 18 years of age. Smiths will act reasonably to verify the age of the Staff member before that person begins work for Smiths. When employing persons under 18 years of age, they must not do work that is mentally, psychologically, socially or morally dangerous or harmful, or that interferes with their education, depriving them of the opportunity to go to school.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values based on equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support and embrace diversity. At no time during the recruitment process will Flex-Tek, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners request any payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent applications by applying directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc).

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values based on equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support and embrace diversity. At no time during the recruitment process will Flex-Tek, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners request any payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent applications by applying directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc).

About the Company

John Crane (www.johncrane.com) is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, providing technologies and engineering services to the process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products including seals and mechanical systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in more than 50 countries. Revenue for fiscal 2016 was more than $1 billion (£830 million). John Crane is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com), a global leader in applying advanced technologies to markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components.