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Career Details :: Materials Inspectors
Description
Examine and inspect materials and finished parts and products for defects and wear and to ensure conformance with work orders, diagrams, blueprints, and template specifications. Usually specialize in a single phase of inspection.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Fabricates, installs, positions, or connects components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.
- Marks items for acceptance or rejection, records test results and inspection data, and compares findings with specifications to ensure conformance to standards.
- Supervises testing or drilling activities, and adjusts equipment to obtain sample fluids or to direct drilling.
- Tests and measures finished products, components, or assemblies for functioning, operation, accuracy, or assembly to verify adherence to functional specifications.
- Observes and monitors production operations and equipment to ensure proper assembly of parts, or assists in testing and monitoring activities.
- Confers with vendors and others regarding inspection results, recommends corrective procedures, and compiles reports of results, recommendations, and needed repairs.
- Collects samples for testing and computes findings.
- Reads dials and meters to verify functioning of equipment according to specifications.
- Operates or tends machinery and equipment, and uses hand tools.
- Analyzes and interprets blueprints, sample data, and other materials to determine, change, or measure specifications or inspection and testing procedures.
- Inspects materials, products, and work in progress for conformance to specifications, and adjusts process or assembly equipment to meet standards.
Related Careers
- Aircraft Systems Assemblers, Precision
- Combination Machine Tool Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Machinists
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Inspectors
- Numerical Control Machine Tool Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Precision Devices Inspectors and Testers
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Evaluating Information Against Standards
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Indoors
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