Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Chicago, Illinois in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This role focuses on inspecting manufactured parts, documenting quality results, and supporting issue resolution to help maintain consistent product standards. The ideal candidate brings hands-on quality experience, strong observation skills, and the ability to work closely with production and documentation processes.
Responsibilities:
- Collect product samples at scheduled intervals and evaluate them for adherence to quality standards.
- Examine components carefully to identify surface flaws, dimensional issues, or other visible defects.
- Escalate nonconforming findings quickly to production leadership so corrective steps can begin without delay.
- Record inspection results, tracking details, and related quality information accurately in Excel and other required documents.
- Support investigations into quality issues by helping gather information for corrective and preventive actions.
- Confirm inspection results with manual measurements using basic hand tools when additional verification is needed.
- Maintain customer complaint records and assist with follow-up documentation to support resolution efforts.
- Contribute to the preparation and revision of control plans, process flow charts, and quality forms.
- Help complete required quality documentation and provide basic support to team members with blueprint interpretation.
The salary range for this position is $17.50/hr. to $18/hr. Benefits available to contract/temporary professionals, include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.
- 2+ years of experience in quality assurance, inspection, or a related manufacturing quality role.
- Ability to perform detailed visual inspections and identify product imperfections with consistency.
- Proficiency in entering and maintaining inspection data accurately in Excel.
- Familiarity with manual measurement techniques and the use of basic hand inspection tools.
- Understanding of quality assurance practices, including documentation, corrective actions, and nonconformance reporting.
- Experience supporting sample preparation, material flow, or related production quality activities.
- Knowledge of blueprint reading and the ability to assist others with basic interpretation.
- Exposure to manual testing, quality assurance testing, or automated quality environments such as Selenium is a plus.