# QC inspector (/docs/roles/qc-inspector)

Default demo person: Siti Rahmah, QC inspector. This page describes the default access of the **QC inspector** role. The Org admin can change it under **Settings > Roles & permissions**; see [Roles at a glance](/docs/roles).

## What you do [#what]

You inspect incoming material, check the first piece at the machine, run in-process patrol checks, and pass or fail finished lots.

## Where you start [#start]

Sign in, choose your workspace, and the apps launcher opens. It shows one tile for each module your role can open. **My work** carries a number when records are waiting for you.

<GuideStep
  title="Your apps launcher"
  description="The apps launcher with the tiles this role can open."
  src="/guide/roles-qc-inspector/1.png"
  alt="Apps launcher on desktop showing the modules available to QC inspector"
  width={1440}
  height={1000}
  callouts={[
    { x: 18, y: 24, caption: "My work: the number of records waiting on you." },
    { x: 50, y: 24, caption: "Module tiles. Only the modules your role can open appear." },
    { x: 82, y: 24, caption: "Settings, if your role has it." },
  ]}
/>

Your queue on **Home > Queue** (My work): QC orders, incoming inspection records, in-process checks and outgoing inspection records.

<GuideStep
  title="Your work queue on a phone"
  description="My work on a phone, the records waiting for this role."
  src="/guide/roles-qc-inspector/2.png"
  alt="My work queue on mobile for QC inspector"
  width={375}
  height={812}
  callouts={[
    { x: 50, y: 6, caption: "Page title and your role." },
    { x: 50, y: 30, caption: "One card per record waiting. Live-order records come first." },
    { x: 50, y: 94, caption: "Bottom tabs to move between modules." },
  ]}
/>

## Your daily screens [#screens]

| Screen | Where | What you do there |
|---|---|---|
| **QC orders** | `/quality/qcos` | Work through the inspections waiting for you. |
| **First article** | `/quality/fair` | First article reports. The accept or reject at the machine files them; a report cannot be typed in as Accepted, and a filed one cannot be edited or deleted. |
| **Incoming** | `/quality/iqc` | Inspect delivered lots. |
| **In-process** | `/quality/ipqc` | Patrol checks during a run. |
| **Outgoing** | `/quality/oqc` | Inspect finished lots. |
| **Retention samples** | `/quality/rsmp` | Withdraw or dispose of retained samples. |
| **Machine tablet** | `/floor` | Accept the first piece at the machine. |

<GuideStep
  title="QC orders"
  description="QC orders list."
  src="/guide/roles-qc-inspector/3.png"
  alt="QC orders with status and the record they inspect"
  width={1440}
  height={1000}
  callouts={[
    { x: 30, y: 22, caption: "Filter the QC orders." },
    { x: 55, y: 40, caption: "Each row is one inspection waiting for you." },
    { x: 70, y: 40, caption: "Open one to inspect it." },
  ]}
/>

## What you can do [#can]

You have full access to: Quality. You can create, edit and take steps there.

Steps you sign, with the button names on screen:

| Record | Steps |
|---|---|
| Incoming inspection | **Accept · release lot**, **Reject** |
| Retention samples | **Withdraw sample**, **Dispose** |
| Manufacturing orders (on the tablet) | **Accept inspection · e-sign** for the first piece |

A signed step needs your [e-signature specimen](/docs/get-started/signatures-and-refusals#specimen) and, where a requirement is set, current training.

## What you can see but not change [#view]

View access: Inventory, Production, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS. You can open and read these. Their action buttons are disabled with `Your role can view this but not change it.` The one step you take in Maintenance is **Record first-part check** on a PM job order, which you sign as QC; see [Maintenance](/docs/maintenance-ehs/maintenance).

## What you cannot do and who does it [#cannot]

| You cannot | Who does it | What you see |
|---|---|---|
| Release a lot for shipment | QA manager | `This step needs a QA manager signature. You are signed in as Siti Rahmah (QC inspector).` |
| Approve a device history record | QA manager | Same message. |
| Open Sales or Purchasing | Org admin can change access | `Your role has no access to Sales.` |

Hidden for your role: Sales, Purchasing, Settings. They do not appear on the launcher. If you open one by address you see **You do not have access to this page** and **Back to apps**.

## A typical day [#day]

<Steps>
<Step>

Open **My work**. Read the inspections waiting. Details: [Find your way around](/docs/get-started/find-your-way-around).

</Step>
<Step>

Inspect delivered lots and accept or reject each. Details: [Incoming inspection](/docs/purchasing/incoming-inspection).

</Step>
<Step>

Accept the first piece at the machine when a technician requests it. Details: [Setup and first piece](/docs/production/setup-and-first-piece).

</Step>
<Step>

Run patrol checks during the run. Details: [In process checks](/docs/production/in-process-checks).

</Step>
<Step>

Verify rejected parts. Details: [Scrap and rejects](/docs/production/scrap-and-rejects).

</Step>
<Step>

Inspect the finished lot. Details: [Outgoing inspection and lot release](/docs/quality-release/outgoing-inspection-and-lot-release).

</Step>
</Steps>

<NextSteps>

<NextStep href="/docs/purchasing/incoming-inspection" title="Incoming inspection" description="Inspect a delivered lot." />

<NextStep href="/docs/get-started/signatures-and-refusals" title="Signatures, reasons and common refusals" description="Why a button is disabled and what to do." />

<NextStep href="/docs/roles" title="Roles at a glance" description="Compare your role with the others." />

</NextSteps>