Manufacturing

Quality inspector CV: example and template

This example is for quality inspectors at manufacturing plants in the automotive, metal, plastics, electronics and food industries, and for production operators who want to move into the quality department.

The employer wants to know what you inspect, with which instruments, whether you read technical drawings, how you keep records and what you do when you find a nonconformity. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: quality inspector

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Sylwia Domańska

Quality inspector

Tychy +48 123 456 789 sylwia.domanska@example.com

Professional profile

Quality inspector with 7 years of experience at a plant making metal parts for the automotive industry. I carry out visual and dimensional inspection on the line and in the lab, measure on a coordinate measuring machine and read technical drawings and tolerances. I report nonconformities, take part in 8D analyses and work to IATF 16949 requirements.

Work experience

Quality inspector

03.2020 - present

Automotive parts manufacturer, Tychy

  • First article and in-process inspection on 3 lines in a shift system.
  • Measuring with callipers, micrometers, gauges and on the CMM.
  • Measurement reports, control charts and data for statistical process control.
  • Blocking faulty batches, reporting nonconformities and taking part in 8D analyses.
  • Inspections for customer complaints and audits.

Machine operator, in-line quality checks

05.2016 - 02.2020

Plastics plant, Mikolow

  • Running injection moulding machines and checking parts.
  • Sorting defective parts.
  • Keeping inspection sheets.

Education

Mechanical technician

2011 - 2015

Mechanical Technical School in Tychy

Skills

  • Visual and dimensional inspection
  • Measuring instruments
  • Coordinate measuring machine
  • Technical drawings and tolerances
  • Nonconformities and 8D
  • ISO 9001 and IATF 16949

Training and licences

  • Coordinate measuring machine training, 2021
  • Quality methods training: 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, 2022
  • Forklift licence

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Three-shift work

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How to write a quality inspector CV

Professional summary

Write which industry you inspect quality in, what you inspect and with which instruments. Add technical drawings and quality methods, because they are the basics of work in a quality department. Name standards, for example ISO 9001 or IATF 16949, in your summary if you work with them.

Production operator with 3 years of experience who checks parts at the workstation, measures with callipers and keeps inspection sheets. I read technical drawings and want to move into the quality department. I am looking for work as a quality inspector.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of inspection, instruments, the number of lines or products, records and nonconformities. Show how you react to defects: blocking the batch, reporting, analysis. Add audits and customer complaints.

Weaker: Checking products.

Better: First article and in-process inspection on 3 lines in a shift system.

Weaker: Measurements.

Better: Measuring with callipers, micrometers, gauges and on the CMM.

Weaker: Nonconformities.

Better: Blocking faulty batches, reporting nonconformities and taking part in 8D analyses.

Skills worth listing

List types of inspection, instruments, technical drawings, methods and standards. In your soft skills show accuracy, an eye for detail and assertiveness, because sometimes you have to stop production.

Professional skills

  • Visual inspection
  • Measurement
  • Technical drawings
  • Quality methods
  • Standards
  • Records

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Eye for detail
  • Assertiveness
  • Responsibility
  • Teamwork

Training and licences

List training in measuring instruments and machines, quality methods and standards. A forklift licence is useful too, because inspectors often move batches of parts.

Quality inspector CV with no experience

Describe technical school, placements and production work. Show that you can measure and read a drawing.

Start as a line inspector or sorter. Write that you want to learn measuring on the CMM.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

The automotive industry looks for IATF 16949, measurement and 8D, a food plant for inspection under food safety rules, and electronics for visual inspection under a microscope. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a quality inspector CV

Questions and answers

What should a quality inspector put on a CV?

The industry, types of inspection, instruments, technical drawings, records, nonconformities, methods, standards and training.

Can a production operator become a quality inspector?

Yes, it is a common route. The ability to measure and read technical drawings helps.

Does a quality inspector need to know standards?

They should know the requirements of the standards used at the plant, for example ISO 9001 or IATF 16949.

Is CMM operation worth listing?

Yes, it is a valuable skill, especially in automotive and aerospace.

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