A professional who inspects products manufactured or processed by private companies for government use to ensure compliance with contract specifications. Responsibilities include:

• Examines company's records to secure such information as size and weight of product and results of quality tests.
• Inspects product to determine compliance with order specifications, company's quality control system for compliance with legal requirements, and shipping and packing facilities for conformity to specified standards.
• Submits samples of product to government laboratory for testing as indicated by department procedures.
• Stamps mark of approval or rejection on product and writes report of examinations.
• May specialize in lumber, machinery, petroleum products, paper products, electronic equipment, furniture, or other specific product or group of related products.