Contain a finding, record the disposition and verify corrective work independently.
Quality Inspector records nonconformance reports with the product, quantity and raised date. Attach the available Lot, supplier, work order and quality inspection references. Inspection, customer complaint, floor observation and supplier issue distinguish the source without assigning a new meaning to the physical stock balance.
Quality Inspector places quality holds on the lot, receipt or work-order operation. Retain placed by, placed date and the nonconformance report link. An on hold restriction must block the affected issue, shipment or completion commands while the team investigates.
Quality Inspector reviews the inspection evidence and records the supported hold disposition. Accept, Rework, Reject, return to vendor and use as is need a reviewed operating policy. Release attribution belongs to released by and released date; Scrapped or Returned stock must not be treated as ordinary released inventory.
Quality Inspector records root cause method and root cause in nonconformance reports where required. Corrective actions link each action back to that finding and retain owner, description and due date. Completing the task is separate from establishing that its result addresses the cause.
A permitted Quality Inspector distinct from owner reviews the completed action and records the verifier and verification date. Corrective actions progress from Completed to Verified before closure under the agreed policy. A self-verification attempt must fail through the decision route.
Quality Inspector checks that the finding, hold outcome and action result remain consistent before closing the investigation. If an instrument becomes Overdue, review the historical inspection results that selected it without overwriting their original instrument attribution.
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