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About the Role
Support production through testing, inspection, and auditing of products, processes, and tools with the highest level of quality and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Execute assignments as given by the Supervisor or Group Leader
- Immediately report equipment, process, material, safety, or quality concerns
- Follow all work instructions, policies, safety guidelines, and procedures
- Meet or exceed all quality and quantity requirements
- Perform product inspections at required intervals
- Validate first-piece production runs
- Conduct customer-required quality testing
- Ensure compliance with customer and quality system requirements
- Assist in internal and external audits
- Perform process and inspection audits
- Use measurement tools such as calipers, scales, gage blocks, fixtures, and 3D measuring devices
- Train other team members as assigned
- Maintain housekeeping in assigned areas
- Participate in problem-solving, continuous improvement, and customer complaint resolution
- Read and interpret product blueprints and technical data
- Perform basic preventative equipment maintenance
- Accept reassignment to other departments as needed
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year of quality inspection experience or 1 year of service in Production at Power Drives, Inc.
- Experience in blueprint reading
- Experience with measurement tools and techniques (e.g., calipers, micrometers, scales)
- Familiarity with Coordinate Measuring Devices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Exceptional customer orientation
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Basic mathematical and reasoning skills with the ability to learn quickly
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to be cross-trained in other functions
- Ability to stand for the entire shift
- This position requires physical strength and endurance, including repetitive tasks, lifting up to 40 lbs., standing for long periods, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, and working in a fast-paced production environment.
Skills
- Blueprint reading
- Measurement tools and techniques
- Calipers
- Micrometers
- Scales
- Coordinate Measuring Devices
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Customer orientation
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Basic mathematical skills
- Reasoning skills
- Quick learning ability
- Manufacturing processes
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Teamwork
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to be cross-trained
- Ability to stand for entire shift
Location
- Buffalo
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year of quality inspection experience
- Minimum 1 year of service in Production at Power Drives, Inc.
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20–$21 per hour
- Monthly performance incentives
About the Company
- Power Drives, Inc. is a Buffalo‑based manufacturer specializing in custom‑engineered hose, tube, and fluid conveyance systems for a wide range of industrial and mobile equipment applications.
- Founded in 1946, PDI is known for delivering high‑quality, reliable solutions backed by strong engineering expertise and decades of industry experience.
- 2026 Buffalo's Business First Best Places To Work Finalist