Sr Quality Inspector

Leads inspection of company-produced aircraft products and associated documentation, completes first article inspection reports, performs receiving inspection, records data, prepares formal reports, completes FAA and customer-required certification documents.

• Inspects company-produced products and associated documentation.
• Completes first article inspection reports.
• Performs receiving inspection.
• Records data and prepares formal reports.
• Approves final inspections.
• Assists with internal quality system audits.
• Completes FAA and customer-required certification documents.
• Verifies and records daily Quality paperwork.
• Prepares tools and requisitions for forwarding to the calibration labs on a monthly cycle.
• Performs laboratory procedures as required.
• Prepares inspection plans and instructions.
• Selects sampling plan applications.
• Analyzes and resolves customer related corrective actions.
• Analyzes quality costs and other quality data.
• Identifies and recognizes process errors and initiates resolution using the appropriate quality forms.
• Performs internal and external audits under the guidance of the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Monitors and reports Supplier performance per internal procedures.
• Maintains a neat, organized work area and helps with the general daily housekeeping of the department.
• Meets target hours and completes schedules as set by Supervision.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety
  – You observe safety and security procedures, you determine appropriate action beyond guidelines, you use equipment and materials properly, and you report potentially unsafe conditions.
• Judgment
  – You display a willingness to make decisions, you exhibit sound and accurate judgment, you support and explain reasoning for decisions, you include appropriate people in decision-making process, and you make timely decisions.
• Problem Solving – You identify problems in a timely manner, you gather and analyze information skillfully, you develop alternative solutions, you resolve problems in early stages, and you work well in group problem solving situations.

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent with demonstrated skills. Five years inspection experience with aviation parts. Experience with inspection planning, tools, and processes. ASQ Mechanical Inspector Certification preferred.

• Familiar with Aerospace quality terms and concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineer drawings and additional customer supplied data.
• Knowledgeable in mathematical operations and performing measurement conversions.
• Ability to identify the difference between…