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NTN Bearing Corporation · 1 day ago

East-Team Leader QA Hold Inspector- 1st shift

Columbus, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

NTN Bearing Corporation is a manufacturing company focused on quality assurance and inspection. The Team Leader- Hold Inspector oversees inspection activities, ensuring compliance with quality standards while providing leadership to the inspection team and coordinating quality containment activities.

AutomotiveIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingSales

Responsibilities

Lead daily hold-inspection operations and provide direction to inspection team members

Coordinate and oversee containment, rework, and sorting activities for quality issues

Perform and review inspection checks, quality tests, and equipment calibrations

Monitor line conditions and ensure proper escalation of quality deviations

Verify accuracy of check sheets, training matrices, and standardized work documents

Serve as the primary liaison between production and the QA department regarding quality issues and countermeasures

Ensure effective communication of quality concerns, status updates, and resolutions across all shifts

Conduct assembly tear-downs, de-rusting, cleaning, and repacking activities when required

Support production with non-standard items and process verification

Oversee and validate trials and new line start-ups

Collect, review, and analyze quality data to support continuous improvement initiatives

Maintain full control and accuracy of document management, including NCMR reports

Train and mentor inspection personnel in proper quality standards, processes, and tools

Qualification

JDE proficiencyAssembly inspection knowledgeLeadership experienceGauging instruments usageForklift certificationSoftware systems learningProblem-solving abilitiesCommunication skills

Required

2–5 years of experience in assembly or inspection roles

Proficiency in JDE, including hold transfer processes

Strong assembly inspection knowledge; heat-treat familiarity preferred

Forklift certification or willingness to become forklift certified

Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. repeatedly as required

Ability to sit, kneel, squat, bend, walk, or stand for extended periods

Experience using gauging instruments and related inspection tools

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Ability to learn and use various software systems

High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred

Prior leadership or team lead experience strongly preferred

Heat-treat familiarity preferred

Company

NTN Bearing Corporation

With quality brand names such as NTN, Bower, BCA and SNR, we manufacture and supply the most comprehensive range of bearings, constant velocity joints, and other precision industrial and automotive equipment to meet a variety of applications, across a variety of industries within the United States.

Founded in 1918

Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees