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Job Description

Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9061.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,340.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 518,950 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers”.

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Tasks for “Set-Up and Lay-Out Inspector”

Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
Inspect or test cleantech or green technology parts, products, or installations, such as fuel cells, solar panels, or air quality devices, for conformance to specifications or standards.
Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.
Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards.
Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.
Position products, components, or parts for testing.
Compute defect percentages or averages, using formulas and calculators.
Compute usable amounts of items in shipments.
Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.
Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
Administer tests to assess whether engineers or operators are qualified to use equipment.
Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.
Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.
Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.
Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary.
Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.
Grade, classify, or sort products according to sizes, weights, colors, or other specifications.
Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.
Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
Weigh materials, products, containers, or samples to verify packaging weights or ingredient quantities.

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