Dimensional Quality Inspection Specialist

A day in the life

You start your shift by reviewing the queue of incoming parts. With a sharp eye and steady hands, you verify supplier materials against drawings—visually first, then dimensionally—accepting only what meets spec and arranging prompt returns for anything that doesn’t. On the floor, you move cell to cell conducting roaming audits and first-piece checks, advising operators on adjustments to keep processes in control. Before the day wraps, you sign off finished lots, document results in detailed logs, and make sure every gage you touched is calibrated and ready for the next run.

What you’ll do

• Perform intake inspection to confirm specifications; use visual and dimensional methods to accept or reject materials and manage returns.
• Validate in-process production against required specs; run visual/measurement checks and communicate corrective adjustments to the team.
• Carry out final inspections and required tests to approve completed product.
• Initiate rework when needed and complete all documentation confirming rework completion.
• Create and maintain accurate inspection records, reports, and logs.
• Keep measurement equipment in service: follow operating procedures, schedule/perform calibrations, and coordinate repairs.
• Conduct roving manufacturing audits for part, process, and systems compliance.
• Execute first-piece and first-article inspections using manual and advanced methods (e.g., CMM, vision systems).

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a fast-paced precision machining environment.
• Effective communicator; detail-focused team contributor.
• Strong blueprint interpretation skills with working knowledge of GD&T.
• Experience with first-article inspections and capability studies; adept at building and maintaining inspection reports.

Tools & techniques you know

• Measurement systems: CMM, optical comparator, vision and non-contact systems, micrometers, calipers, and handheld metrology tools.
• Gage R&R studies, SPC, control/run/trend charting, and process/equipment capability analysis.
• Inspection and quality planning; ability to complete full product layouts from drawings.
• Verification of material/process certifications and test reports.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and quality software proficiency.

Bonus points

• Calibration experience.
• Hands-on with CMM and OGP (or equivalent) vision systems.
• Aerospace manufacturing quality background.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and AS9100.
• Lean manufacturing exposure; Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable) knowledge.

Benefits

FULL COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED