Status: This is a full-time; hourly position
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 5am – 2pm & Friday: 5am -11am

Benefits Offered to Full-time Employees: Health, Dental, Optical, Medical FSA/HSA, Dependent Care (FSA), Basic Life Plan, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401K with Company Match, Profit Sharing (ROA), PTO (Vacation), Holidays, Jury Duty, and Funeral Leave

JOB SUMMARY: The Final Inspector is responsible for performing the final inspection of memorial plates to ensure a high quality of workmanship and that the product is accurate to the customer's specifications.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Slide memorial plates from the conveyor to the inspection bench; average plate weight is approximately 25 pounds.
• Inspect plate for fabrication flaws such as paint touch up issues, appropriate buffing, highlighting, gas holes, clear coat flaws, letter spacing and alignment, weld repair, etc.
• Verify that plate has been completed according to work order specifications including size and design, proper emblems,      spelling and dates, proper font and letter size, etc.
• Record any defects that are found and route the memorial plate back to the proper operation to make the correction.
• Determine if a plate with errors should be rejected or if corrections can be made.
• Assemble any additional items that are to be included with the memorial plate, such as date scrolls, screws (for future date scrolls), precious portraits, cast frames or special hardware; requires use of silicone, glue and/or screws.
• Coordinate the flow of work orders and products according to order specifications and verify they meet order standards.
• Utilize work order to verify whether memorial plate will be shipped to customer or sent to Granite Operations for additional assembly.
• Maintain an appropriate level of materials and supplies utilized in inspection area.
• Perform adhesion tests and film thickness on clear coat test pieces.
• Participate in a regular rotation with the shipping department to complete the shipment process for customer orders.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 6 months in a Bronze Memorial Product Production
• Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, to avoid interruptions in production.
• Ability to work independently, with little or no supervision.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, with an emphasis in time management, improving efficiencies and      exercising independent judgment to determine work priority and urgency.
• General math skills.
• Must be able to read work orders or production tickets, which may include dimensional drawings.
• Ability to read a tape measure, imperial and metric.
• Work as a self-motivated team member who adheres to all safety protocols and is willing to cross-train as needed.