Inspector A & B - (1st Shift)
Schedule: 1st Shift - 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Citizenship Requirement: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Education Requirement: High School Diploma or GED required
Experience Level: 1+ years required, 3-5 years preferred
Position Summary:
With guidance or limited supervision in a team environment, this role is responsible for performing a wide range of semi-complex to complex inspection tasks on machined parts, assemblies, and tools using various precision measurement tools. The Inspector ensures compliance with applicable specifications, customer requirements, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Inspection Duties:
- Perform inspection on detailed machined parts, castings, and forgings using a wide variety of measuring instruments.
- Set up and adapt inspection layouts for sample parts, tool and jig checks, and surface plate inspections.
- Conduct first article, envelope, in-process, and final inspections.
- Read and interpret complex blueprints, schematics, charts, route sheets, travelers, and technical documents.
- Ensure products meet dimensional, cosmetic, and identification specifications.
- Identify and document defective conditions and test failures. Segregate non-conforming material.
- Investigate customer return failures and conduct inspections in assembly, test, and shipping departments.
- Maintain accurate and precise written inspection records, acceptance/rejection logs, and certification documentation.
- Assist customer/government source inspectors and provide technical support to internal teams.
Calibration (Preferred):
- Perform semi-complex calibration of measuring and test equipment per defined procedures.
- Interpret specifications and calibration documents to set up test conditions.
- Maintain historical calibration data and evaluate for interval adjustments.
- Calibrate and diagnose newly acquired equipment.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Participate actively in team-based problem-solving, lean initiatives, and high-performance teams.
- Maintain 5S standards and a clean, organized work environment.
- Support and train other team members on measurement techniques and quality standards.
- Engage in continuous learning to maintain job proficiency.
- May travel to suppliers for product evaluations and failure analysis.
- May be responsible for assisting in or managing inspection record control and reporting metrics.
- Must maintain high standards in quality, safety, productivity, and customer service.
Job Requirements and Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum 1+ years inspection experience required; 3-5 years preferred.
- Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and familiarity with ANSI Y14.5.
- Preferred experience with CMM operations.
- Proficient in interpreting complex blueprints and customer specifications.
- Knowledge of applicable military and industry standards.
- Working knowledge of shop math including trigonometry.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Visual inspection skills including color distinction; solder inspection certification preferred.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- May require Level II Nondestructive Test (NDT) Inspector certification (MIL-STD-410, PES1-29).
- Must be able to participate in FAA/DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Program for safety-sensitive roles.
- Willing to interact with customer auditors and source inspectors.