New · posted Oct 16
Philips · Medical Devices
Quality Control Inspector
- Plymouth, MN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
Open until filled
The role
The Quality Inspector works with minimal supervision, being responsible for carrying out advanced quality control activities and critical inspection tasks to ensure that products meet the company's high standards and specifications. This role involves independent decision-making, advanced troubleshooting, and driving improvements in inspection processes. It plays a key role in mentoring junior inspectors, ensuring operational excellence, and contributing to the company's continuous improvement initiatives.
This is a Monday - Friday, 7am-3:30pm role.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN.
What you need
What you'll do
•Leads quality control activities, ensuring all products meet the high company standards and specifications, while proactively addressing potential quality risks.
• Helps to document quality inspection processes, including handling deviations and implementing corrective actions, to optimize inspection accuracy and operational efficiency.
•Manages the maintenance, calibration, and organization of inspection tools and equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
•Diagnoses and resolves complex issues with inspection equipment, leading timely repairs and upgrades to minimize downtime.
•Provides training and mentorship to junior operators, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing within the team.
•Stays updated with industry advancements and integrates new techniques and technologies into inspection practices.
• Supports in visual and dimensional inspections of highly complex products, identifying subtle defects and inconsistencies.
•Oversees the preparation of detailed quality inspection reports, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and traceability for audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Aids to implement necessary improvements and simplifications in inspection processes, enhancing operational efficiency and product quality.
•Operates with minimal supervision, making independent decisions to address deviations and implement solutions within defined parameters.
•Takes ownership of critical inspection tasks, ensuring timely and accurate execution while maintaining high standards of quality.
Pay and benefits
$43,680 – $66,560 a year
Employer provided$21.00 – $32.00 an hour · yearly at 2,080 hours (40 a week)
How this comparesPhilips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in Plymouth, MN is $21 to $32 Hourly.
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Generous PTO
7%
401k (up to 7% match)
HSA with company contribution
Stock purchase plan
Education reimbursement
Annual incentive bonus
Where you'll work
Plymouth, MNOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Job Title
Quality Control Inspector
From the posting
About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
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- Discover our rich and exciting history.
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Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 16, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 42% below the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in the US52 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $43,680 | — | $66,560 |
| All US (middle half) | $78,500 | $95,250 | $113,125 |
This role: Philips's own published range, converted to a year at 2,080 hours. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 16, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 290 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Philips's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 14 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- GMP and compliance9
- Collaboration and leadership3
- Documentation and SOPs2
- Investigations and CAPA2
- Quality systems and risk2
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
Company hiring pulse
Philips on Regulatory Jobs
- 27
- Open roles
- 23
- Distinct roles
- 11
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality26 96%
- Compliance & Safety1 4%
By level
- Senior & Principal11 41%
- Associate & Specialist7 26%
- Manager6 22%
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