Quality Inspector

Summary

Performs inspections and audits on aircraft interior components, materials, and processes to ensure compliance with engineering specifications, FAA regulations, and company quality standards. Utilizes precision measuring instruments and quality assurance methodologies to identify defects and ensure traceability.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspects incoming products to verify proper documentation and conformance to purchase orders and engineering specifications.
• Inspects aircraft wiring assemblies to ensure compliance with design specifications and regulatory standards.
• Performs receiving inspections and generates formal inspection reports.
• Completes FAA and customer-required certification documents.
• Creates and maintains First Article Inspection (FAI) reports in accordance with AS9102 or equivalent.
• Verify inclusion of all material and process certificates for traceability.
• Coordinates with stakeholders as required to accurately describe nonconforming conditions for rejected parts.
• Works closely with FAA DAR. Assists as required with part marking and packaging.
• Keeps management informed of inspection findings, quality issues, and corrective action progress.
• 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.

Job 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–Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent with demonstrated skills required.  Minimum of three years’ experience in aircraft interior inspection or related aerospace quality role.

US Person Required - this position requires special access. A US Person is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes. 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead personnel and have strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the department.
• Working knowledge of various measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, etc.
• Familiar with Quality and inspection concepts and processes.
• Ability to read blueprints, pack slips, invoices, and other customer supplied data.
• Ability to read measuring instruments.
• Familiar with engineering programs.
• Capability to determine sample size for lots.
• Mathematical knowledge and ability to apply towards problem solving.
• Strong time-management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate and handle multiple priorities within deadlines and take initiative to produce results with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate in English (read, write, and verbally).
• Familiarity with AS9100 preferred.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to climb and work on step stools and/or ladders.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds independently; up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to reach overhead.
• Ability to work in a non-dust-free environment.
• Ability to pass Jaeger J-1 in at least one eye, natural or corrected (20/25 vision) for near vision acuity and shall be capable of adequately distinguishing and differentiating colors used in the process involved.
• Full range of motion with both hands.
• Ability to work in a stooping, kneeling or standing position and in cramped areas.