Quality Inspector

About the Role

GE Vernova is seeking a Quality Inspector to join our team in Dammam, Eastern region. This full-time role is essential for supporting quality control activities on gas turbine components, encompassing in-process and final quality inspections, final report creation, and packing inspection processes. The Quality Inspector ensures that all product quality requirements are consistently met throughout manufacturing and final preparation stages, adhering to approved work instructions, specifications, engineering requirements, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections in accordance with approved work instructions, quality plans, and process requirements.
• Review and verify final reports for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
• Raise quality concerns promptly and escalate issues that may impact product quality, process compliance, or customer requirements.
• Initiate and support Non-Conformance Report (NCR) activities to document and control nonconforming products or process conditions.
• Contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action activities for recurring or significant quality issues.
• Support overall quality control by ensuring inspection discipline, process compliance, and adherence to quality standards across the production line.
• Read and interpret work instructions, quality forms, technical documentation, specifications, and engineering drawings for accurate inspection execution.
• Record and maintain accurate inspection results, quality findings, and supporting documentation.
• Use inspection tools, gauges, measuring devices, and related equipment safely and effectively.
• Identify nonconforming conditions and support containment, documentation, escalation, and follow-up actions.

Lean Implementation and Continuous Improvement

This role requires demonstrating strong Lean behaviors and actively supporting continuous improvement initiatives. The Quality Inspector will contribute to driving overall Lean implementation by identifying improvement opportunities, supporting standard work, reducing waste, and enhancing process flow and operational performance.

• Adhere to Standard Work and Standard Work Combination Sheets to ensure consistency, quality, safety, and efficient line flow.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area in accordance with 5S standards.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding and application of Lean principles in daily work activities.
• Actively participate in problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities to address quality or process issues.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for continuous improvement in safety, quality, cycle time, flow, and waste reduction.
• Support improvements in standard work, line organization, visual management, and process discipline to strengthen overall Lean implementation.
• Contribute to team efforts that improve line performance, operational efficiency, and overall shop productivity.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma, technical college degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Knowledge or experience in welding quality inspection.
• 0-1 years of experience in a relevant field.

Desired Characteristics

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with gas turbine components or other precision aerospace/industrial parts.
• NDT License is a plus.

Work Environment and Compliance

The Quality Inspector will work within takt time, cycle time, and standard process flow expectations to support production goals. This role requires using shop floor systems and interfaces such as ELM, SmartShop, and MyAndon as needed. Compliance with company quality policies, safety requirements, applicable procedures, and standard work is mandatory.