Quality Inspector
Date: May 29, 2025
Location: Middletown, CT, US
Company: Leggett & Platt
We make life more comfortable.
Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.
Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.
From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.
Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position will be responsible to perform inspections and other quality assurance functions in support of manufacturing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Perform inspections/verifications on product, components, and processes based upon specified requirements. Use of inspection equipment from basic to complex (e.g. CMM). These include in-process, first piece/article, and final inspections.
- Perform receiving inspection on raw materials, components and supplier receipts.
- Implement and maintain systems that are related to the AS & ISO Quality Management System.
- Maintain records concerning supplier performance both present and historically.
- Interface with purchasing on issues related to approved sources.
- Document, file and identify raw material and associated certifications.
- Maintain appropriate verification documents based on inspection data/duties performed.
- Gather quality data and present the results in an organized manner.
- Process non-conformances.
- Interface with other individuals on issues related to quality. Aid operators in understanding and interpreting quality specifications and procedures.
- Aid the Quality Manager on issues related to product performance, supplier performance or system performance.
- Perform and document inspections in accordance with customer requirements.
- Present jobs for source inspection.
- Customer and supplier interface (phone, e-mail and in person) for management of day to day activities where required.
- Utilization of ERP system and customer portals, where applicable, to manage inspection data and work activities.
- Recommend and implement process improvements
- Understand and use the following basic decision-making process so quality and timely decisions will be made that are supported and understood relative to the essential functions or the impact thereon:
- Requesting or determining that a decision or action need to be made (the requestors are not necessarily the decision maker(s);
- Involving the “right people”, including those affected by the potential decision and those who have meaningful knowledge so they can contribute facts and opinions, if need be;
- Identifying a criteria for a successful decision, including the likely risks; and
- Determining and communicating how the decision making will be made (e.g. unanimous, consensus, single decision maker)
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
PRIMARY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS:
Company Goals:
- Safety – Conduct all operations in a safe manner.
- Quality – Meet quality requirements of all assigned processes.
- On-Time Delivery – Meet customer delivery requirements.
- Profit – Meet the time & quality standards for all assigned work. Maintain accurate inventory
- Bookings & Shipments as communicated – Meet the required delivery dates for all assigned jobs.
Key Initiatives:
- Continuous Improvement– Identify job specific and general area improvements to supervision. Consistently improve the organization and cleanliness of assigned areas (6S).
- MRP – Constant adherence to MRP system. Identify potential or realized issues to supervision.
- Workforce Development – Identify training needs (or opportunities) to supervision.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- A genuine belief in continuous improvement and disciplined processes and a willingness to analyze, challenge and change processes, if needed, to create a more efficient environment and culture.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Additional position specific qualifications.
Additional position specific qualifications:
- Familiarity with gages and measurement techniques.
- Able to understand and interpret blueprints, specifications, operations sheets, etc.
- Understands Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
- Computer literate (Windows, MS Office, E-mail, etc)
- Self-starter who is comfortable with hands-on activities.
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:
- Minimum 3 years in an inspection or quality assurance role, preferably in Aerospace manufacturing environment.
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE REQUIRED:
DQR/DSQR experience is a plus
Salary Range: $27.00 - $35.00 an hour
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer
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Our Values
Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.
- Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
- Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
- Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
- Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.
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We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!
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