Quality Inspector-1

Role overview

The Quality Inspector supports quality control work for gas turbine components, covering checks during production, end-stage inspection, final report preparation, and packing verification. The role is focused on making sure all products meet the required quality expectations at each stage of manufacturing and final dispatch, following approved instructions, engineering specifications, and internal quality standards.

Beyond carrying out inspections accurately, this position also involves day-to-day Lean support, structured problem solving, maintaining 5S discipline, helping with root cause analysis, logging quality concerns, raising NCRs when needed, and strengthening quality control across the production line. The role contributes to continuous improvement by spotting waste, reinforcing standard work, improving flow, and supporting better operational performance.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out quality inspections in line with approved work instructions, quality plans, and process requirements.
• Check final reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable quality rules.
• Flag quality issues quickly and escalate matters that could affect product quality, process compliance, or customer expectations.
• Raise and support NCR activity when nonconforming product or process conditions need to be recorded and controlled.
• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions for repeated or significant quality problems.
• Help maintain quality control by ensuring inspection discipline, process adherence, and compliance with quality standards across the line.
• Interpret work instructions, quality forms, technical documents, specifications, and engineering drawings to complete inspections correctly.
• Document inspection results, quality observations, and related records accurately.
• Use gauges, measuring instruments, inspection tools, and similar equipment safely and properly.
• Recognize nonconforming conditions and support containment, documentation, escalation, and follow-up actions.
• Follow Standard Work and Standard Work Combination Sheets to maintain consistency, quality, safety, and smooth line flow.
• Keep the workspace clean, safe, and orderly in line with 5S expectations.
• Apply Lean thinking in daily activities and support Lean implementation on the shop floor.
• Take part in problem solving, RCA, and corrective action work to resolve quality or process issues.
• Identify and communicate improvement opportunities related to safety, quality, cycle time, flow, and waste reduction.
• Support improvements in standard work, line organization, visual control, and process discipline.
• Contribute to team efforts that improve line output, operational efficiency, and overall shop productivity.
• Work within takt time, cycle time, and standard process flow requirements to help achieve production targets.
• Use shop-floor systems and interfaces such as ELM, SmartShop, and MyAndon as required.
• Follow company quality policies, safety rules, applicable procedures, and standard work.

Requirements

• A diploma, technical college qualification, or equivalent practical experience is required.
• Prior knowledge or experience in welding quality inspection is needed.
• At least 2 years of experience working with gas turbine components or other precision aerospace/industrial parts is preferred.
• An NDT license is an added advantage.

Additional information

Relocation support is not provided for this position.

Work environment

This is a full-time, onsite role based in Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.