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title: Quality Inspector 1st Shift at Precision Resource
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| **Company** | Precision Resource |
| **Location** | Vernon Hills, IL |
| **Salary** | $20/hr - $22.5/hr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 22, 2026 |
## Description

**Precision Resource** seeks **a 1st Shift Quality Inspector** to join our well-established **Vernon Hills, IL** manufacturing division supporting Quality goals. We’re a small-medium sized division of our solid, privately held, global company that innovates and manufactures a high volume of metal parts for automotive, aerospace, hardware and other industries.  

**Summary**  
As part of our Quality Team, and working regularly with the production team, this position supports the company’s achievement of all quality goals.  

**You’ll Have**

- 4 x 10-hour day work weeks
- Generous PTO supporting our work-life balance culture.
- Opportunity to learn multiple areas of the operation.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Competitive compensation package with excellent benefits.
- Annual bonus potential.
- Collaborative culture.
- Smaller company culture with the best features of being a part of our larger company.

**Essential Duties**

- Inspect and audit manufacturing processes, products, and materials to confirm compliance with control plans.
- Contain suspect material, parts, and nonconforming product. Work with Quality Engineer to develop product rework instructions as required.
- Communicate quality requirements to production personnel and ensure operators are properly trained in inspection requirements and measurement techniques.
- Learn and operate CMM to conduct inspections in accordance with control plans and special assignments.
- Learn and operate profilometer, contour tracing equipment, part cleanliness tests, and other inspections and tests in accordance with control plans and special assignments.
- Use company's ERP (Plex) computer system to write rework jobs, conduct containment, maintain accurate records, etc.
- Promptly report nonconforming materials and products to Quality and Production Supervision.
- Special projects as assigned by the Quality Manager.
- Apply self-motivation to achieve excellent contributions at our competitive hiring range of $20-$22.50 hourly, annual increases and bonus potential twice annually.**Experience/Skills**

- 1–3+ years metal working/stamping environment and/or 2 years' quality inspection experience in a production facility
- CMM programming knowledge ideal but not required.
- Operation and interpretation of various measurement devices including micrometers, calipers, dial indicators and height gauges.
- Strong math skills.
- Outstanding accuracy and attention to detail in work performed.
- Aptitude to learn use measurement equipment such as a profilometer, contour tracer, form tracer /surface finish.
- Basic blueprint reading ideal. (GD&T knowledge desirable).
- Collaborative team player with very good listening skills.
- Ability to positively influence others through the presentation of objective evidence and data.
- Must be occasionally shift-flexible to cover department vacations and production demands.
- Outstanding, reliable attendance history.
## Skills

- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Cleanliness
- Influencing
- Inspection
- Self-Motivation
- Non-Conformance Management
- Supervision
- Quality Inspection
- Teamwork
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (Gd&t)
- Distributed Tracing
- Micrometers
- Surface Finishing
- Blueprint Reading
- Auditing
- Metalworking
- Store Presentation
- Master Quality Manager
- Attention to Detail
- Listening Skills
- CMM Programming
- Quality Control Plan
- Dial Indicators
- Precision Measuring Instruments
- Metal Stamping
- Calipers
## Benefits

- Financial Aid/Assistance
- Paid Time Off (Pto)

## How to Apply

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