Quality Inspector

**Position summary **

The Quality Inspector inspects precision-machined components against print and quality standards at first piece, in-process and final stages. You keep every lot accurate and documented under our ISO9001 quality system, so parts ship right the first time.

**Key responsibilities **

• Perform first piece acceptance inspections on the shop floor for CNC operations.

• Conduct receiving, in-process and final mechanical and visual inspections.

• Run CMM inspections and verify tight tolerances.

• Conduct First Article Inspections (FAIs) and prepare reports as required by the QMS and customers.

• Complete final inspection and certification packages on finished parts before shipment.

• Create and maintain quality records, and enter inspection data into company systems.

• Help keep measuring devices calibrated and maintained per company procedure and ISO 10012.

• Help disposition discrepant material through the discrepant material reporting system.

• Support customer, internal and third-party audits.

• Support continuous improvement and the company's quality objectives.

**Required qualifications **

• 6+ years of inspection experience in a machining job shop.

• Skilled with calipers, micrometers, height gages, indicators, thread and plug gages, and CMM inspection.

• Blueprint reading and working knowledge of GD&T.

• Able to interpret customer paperwork to complete shipping and final inspection documents.

• Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable using computers for data entry and record keeping.

**Preferred qualifications **

• CMM programming experience, preferably with PC-DMIS

• Experience with optical comparators and air gaging.

• Working knowledge of trigonometry.

• Working knowledge of gage calibration systems.