Quality Control Inspector

Quality Control Inspector — Apex Automotive Components

Detroit, MI | January 2024 – Present

• Led inline inspection for 4 high-volume assembly lines, utilizing caliper and micrometer measurements to maintain a component defect rate under 0.05%.
• Conducted 45 calibration procedures weekly on digital indicators, height gages, and hardness testers, reducing measurement drift errors by 32% and ensuring adherence to ISO standards.
• Managed weekly non-conformance reports (NCRs) using SQL database entry, tracking 110 issues through closure to reduce corrective action cycle times by 24%.
• Collaborated with 6 manufacturing engineers to run statistical process control (SPC) studies, raising process capability index (Cpk) from 1.15 to 1.48.

Associate Quality Control Inspector — Vanguard Manufacturing Solutions

Warren, MI | June 2021 – December 2023

• Executed incoming material inspections for 80+ component batches monthly, identifying 14 shipping discrepancies and avoiding $34,000 in raw material waste.
• Authored 25 detailed quality assurance instruction sheets and inspection logs, reducing training ramp-up times for 6 new operations hires by 30% and improving compliance.
• Performed first-article inspections (FAIs) for 65 new automotive parts, ensuring 100% compliance with ISO 9001:2015 quality standards before production release.
• Resolved 40 material defect issues annually, collaborating with 8 primary suppliers to reduce incoming component defects by 22% using root-cause analysis.

Metrology, Dimensional Inspection, Calibration, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root-Cause Analysis, Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), Blueprint Reading, ISO 9001:2015, GD&T, Keyence Vision Systems, SQL, MS Excel, Supplier Audits, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)

Automated Vision System Integration

Role: Lead Quality Control Inspector

Tools: Keyence Vision Systems, SQL, Calibration Software

Managed the deployment of an automated optical inspection system, reducing manual inspection time by 32% and increasing defect capture rate to 99.8%.

SOP Standardization Initiative

Role: Quality Control Inspector

Tools: MS Visio, Calibration Databases, SPC Software

Rewrote 14 standard operating procedures for inline inspection, reducing calibration alignment drift by 28% and decreasing startup waste by 16%.

• ASQ Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) (2022)
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) (2024)
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Certification (2021)

• Languages: English (Native)
• Volunteer Work: Assistant instructor for local vocational manufacturing classes (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice