Quality Inspector

Summary: The Quality Inspector is responsible for inspection of parts and product through the entire manufacturing process. Must possess strong attention to detail and accurately interpret drawings and specifications. Assists in data collection and reporting services at the direction of the Quality Manager. This job reports to the Quality Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; others may be assigned:

• Perform visual, dimensional, and functional inspection activities using inspection tools/gages (calipers, micrometers, ring/plug, height, etc.).and CMM’s
• Perform First Article Inspections (FAI/FAIR)
• Initiate and facilitate nonconformance tags through MRB
• Perform MRB activities such as disposition, scrap, and evaluations
• Coordinate issues between organizations in a professional manner
• Ensure products meet required specifications, engineering drawings, or other technical data
• Understands and ensures regulatory compliance (OSHA, ESHM, & AS9100D)
• Ability to obtain source inspection and other customer/AS9100 designations
• Navigate and sign-off work order operations in the digital manufacturing execution system

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:

• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Basic problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, specifications and other related literature is necessary.
• Familiar with geometric dimensioning and tolerance (GD&T) skills.
• Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.
• Familiar with Windows Operating System®, MS Office including (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)
• Performs work under direct supervision.
• Handles basic issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.

Key Competencies:

• Strong organization skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to prioritize
• Professional level written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Decision-making skills
• High level of integrity
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume, team environment

Education and/or Experience: 1-2 years’ experience within the quality environment. Preferred skills (not required): experience within the aerospace industry.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Reading: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics

Writing: The ability to write and/or type all types of correspondence or reports.

Mathematics: Basic knowledge of accounting principles with the ability to analyze figures and basic mathematical skills

Customer Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken work and sentences

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., pattern of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Attention to Detail: The ability to be precise and thorough in completing work task

Physical Demands: Ability to pick up and carry parts, statements, records and marketing materials for placement in files or trunk of car. Ability to access record manuals and office equipment (cutter, laminator). Ability to retrieve items from lower file cabinets and shelving. Ability to work over desk for projects and communication with other personnel. Assisting with daily duties to retrieve files from lower cabinets. Ability to go up and down steps to go to meeting on second floor. Ability to grasp and carry manuals, folders, and other office equipment (staplers). Ability to hear electronic wrist strap or other critical sounds to appropriately inspect. Ability to work with employees throughout plant and parking lot.

Employee may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Exposed to a combination of normal climate controlled office type environments and shop environments. Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people. Exposed to any number of elements, but none present to the extent of being disagreeable

"This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant unless it would present an undue hardship for the employer