Job Title: Quality Control Inspector
Job Description
The Quality Control Inspector validates manufactured parts against engineering drawings and quality management standards to ensure products meet strict specifications. This role focuses on identifying and documenting non-conformances, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborating closely with quality and engineering teams. The inspector works in a hands-on warehouse environment, performing detailed inspections of automotive components while contributing to a culture of safety, precision, and process excellence.
Responsibilities
- Validate parts against engineering drawings and the quality management system to ensure they meet all specifications and standards.
- Perform detailed visual and dimensional inspections using tools such as calipers and other measuring equipment.
- Record clear, accurate, and complete non-conformance reports, ensuring all findings are properly documented and traceable.
- Follow established standards, procedures, and safety guidelines to maintain a safe and compliant work environment.
- Participate in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives and quality issue investigations to help identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Seek opportunities to improve, streamline, and re-invent work processes to enhance efficiency and product quality.
- Provide support to all quality departments as required, contributing to cross-functional quality assurance activities.
- Assist in other quality inspections as needed, including inspections of various automotive mechanical parts.
- Collaborate with other inspectors and cross-functional teams to verify mechanical performance and compliance with specifications.
- Perform physical tasks associated with inspection, including occasionally lifting items up to 20 kg.
- Work across different shifts as scheduled and support overtime, including weekends, when needed to meet production and quality demands.
- Complete other duties as assigned to support overall quality objectives and operational needs.
Essential Skills
- Minimum of 3 years of related experience in quality control manufacturing inspection.
- Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints.
- Demonstrated ability to validate parts against engineering drawings and quality management system requirements.
- Experience in quality control, quality assurance, and quality inspection within a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
- Proficiency in visual inspection techniques to identify defects and non-conformances.
- Ability to use callipers and other measuring tools to perform accurate dimensional inspections.
- Proven capability to record clear and accurate non-conformance reports and maintain detailed documentation.
- Ability to occasionally lift items up to 20 kg as part of inspection activities.
- Strong attention to detail, precision, and consistency in inspection work.
- Ability to follow standards, procedures, and safety guidelines to ensure a safe work environment.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Engineering degree or engineering experience is an asset.
- Basic knowledge of automotive mechanical parts such as control arms, chassis components, and ball joints.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, specifically on weekends, when required.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, contract-based environment with a focus on performance and adaptability.
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with inspectors, quality teams, and cross-functional colleagues.
- Interest in continuous improvement and participation in quality issue investigations and process enhancements.
Why Work Here?
This opportunity offers the chance to contribute directly to the quality and reliability of automotive parts in a setting that values innovation and excellence. Contract work provides flexibility and exposure to cutting-edge quality assurance practices, enabling you to sharpen your technical skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will play a critical role in ensuring product integrity and customer satisfaction while gaining valuable industry experience and expanding your expertise in mechanical inspection and continuous improvement. The culture emphasizes hands-on problem-solving, precision, teamwork, and ongoing professional development, creating a rewarding environment for quality-focused professionals.
Work Environment
The role is based in a warehouse environment, working closely with a team of four other inspectors in a hands-on and collaborative setting. The work involves being on your feet, moving between inspection stations, handling physical components, and using digital tools for reporting and documentation. You will report directly to the quality engineering leadership, receiving clear guidance while taking ownership of your inspection responsibilities. The environment emphasizes precision, consistency, and teamwork, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and process enhancement. The position operates on rotating shifts, including one day shift (7:00 a.m.โ3:00 p.m.), one afternoon shift (3:00 p.m.โ11:00 p.m.), and one night shift (11:00 p.m.โ7:00 a.m.), with paid lunches and compensation structured for a 40-hour workweek. There is potential to work overtime on weekends, supporting production and quality needs in a structured yet dynamic warehouse setting.
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $25.00 - $28.00/hr.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Toronto,ON.
ร propos d'Aerotek
Nous savons quโil est difficile de trouver du travail, et quโil est encore plus difficile de trouver un travail enrichissant. Chaque annรฉe, Aerotek met en contact plus de 180โ000 travailleurs de lโindustrie lรฉgรจre et de mรฉtiers spรฉcialisรฉs avec plus de 14โ000 employeurs, aidant ainsi nos travailleurs ร naviguer dans un marchรฉ du travail en constante รฉvolution et ร trouver des emplois qui correspondent ร leurs objectifs, ร leurs compรฉtences et ร leurs centres dโintรฉrรชt. Depuis 1983, nous offrons une variรฉtรฉ de possibilitรฉs de carriรจre dans lโindustrie nord-amรฉricaine, soit des affectations ร court terme dans les entreprises du Fortune 500 oรน vous pouvez dรฉvelopper vos compรฉtences, soit des possibilitรฉs ร long terme oรน vous pouvez jouer un rรดle important en relevant les dรฉfis des entreprises en matiรจre de construction, de fabrication et dโentretien. Notre รฉquipe de plus de 1โ500 recruteurs chevronnรฉs, rรฉpartis dans plus de 250 bureaux, travaille sans relรขche pour permettre ร notre main-dโลuvre de sโรฉpanouir. Permettez-nous de nous montrer ร la hauteur de vos dรฉfis et de mettre ร lโรฉpreuve notre philosophie ยซโNotre monde nous tient ร cลurโยป au fur et ร mesure que votre carriรจre รฉvolue.
Aerotek offre un salaire hebdomadaire, des avantages sociaux y compris des soins mรฉdicaux, des soins dentaires et des soins de la vue, ainsi quโun programme dโaide aux employรฉs et un programme de rabais.
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About Aerotek
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry โ from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companiesโ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, employee assistance and discount programs.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry โ from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companiesโ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.