A Quality Inspector inspects and evaluates products according to company quality control standards. Inspects goods or packaging in a production or manufacturing facility.
Ensures that manufactured components, assemblies, and raw materials meet engineering, safety, and quality standards (e.g., AS9100). Performs precise visual and dimensional inspections using tools like CMMs, calipers, micrometers, height gages, etc., verifying against engineering drawings and GD&T requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Performs inspection of parts, sub-assemblies, castings, forgings, final products, and incoming raw stock, to determine conformance to alignment, contour, hardness, functionality, and dimensional specifications.
Performs first article inspection and final approval of machine parts, tooling, castings, and forgings.
Analyzes Engineering drawings, planning documents, and requirements to determine inspection and validation requirements.
Performs mechanical inspections and validations using precise tooling (CMMs, surface plates, calipers, micrometers, height gages, etc.).
Records inspection results on appropriate forms, inputs digital data in a format which leads to decisions on final disposition of discrepant parts.
Maintains control of scrap parts.
Supports the calibration of inspection tools.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
3-5+ years of complex production inspection experience in an aerospace or defense manufacturing environment.
To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
Proficient in spoken and written English.
OTHER SKILLS/ABILITIES
Must be able to read and interpret drawings, planning documents, follow verbal instructions in English, and prepare inspection reports.
Must have extensive knowledge of inspection tools, surface plate layout techniques, drawing interpretation, caliper, micrometer and CMM skills (optional).
Must have knowledge of SPC and be able to assist "B" Inspectors in problem solving.
Must be able to use inspection and measuring tools.
Must be able to prepare inspection reports and input data into a computer.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally give directions to staff and understand responses. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms (keyboarding/data entry, dial phone, sort/gather, file, scan, copy documents). This position may alternate between a sedentary as well as mobile role at times in order to follow up with various departments in the company. This position would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand. Intermittent travel may be required by road and/or air to various clients/ vendors and/or subcontractors.
Occasionally may include heavy lifting and moving of equipment 30+ pounds: overhead lifting, bending, prolong standing, twisting.
