AS9100 Quality Compliance Inspector

Are you the person who spots what others miss?

Imagine taking a complex, high-precision component and confirming it meets every customer requirement before it ships. You verify measurements, validate certifications, and make sure operators have the information they need to correct issues fast. If you bring aerospace knowledge, even better.

Your mission

• Inspect parts for conformance using the right tools and methods aligned to customer specifications.
• Check that production documentation is complete and process shipments when all criteria are satisfied.
• Confirm material and process certification documentation meets customer requirements.
• Identify, document, and communicate nonconforming product.
• Ensure inspection methods and equipment are appropriate and effective; validate inspection intervals statistically.
• Communicate customer quality requirements clearly to machine operators and confirm understanding.
• Supply operators with data needed to correct nonconforming parts.
• Complete process paperwork and verify accuracy of all required certification documentation.
• Maintain compliance with the quality management system, AS9100D, and customer-specific requirements.

What you bring

• GD&T knowledge per ASME Y14.5-2009.
• Hands-on use of inspection equipment including dial indicators, gage blocks, and micrometers.
• Brown and Sharpe Micro-Val CMM experience is a plus; CMM Manager software is a plus.
• Good computer skills, including office software; some drawing or CAD familiarity.
• Detail-oriented record keeping and organization; strong communication.
• Ability to assist with PPAPs, FAI reports, Gage R&R, and other quality tools.
• Good math skills and machine shop basics; familiarity with an AS9100 shop environment.

Training, education, and experience

• Inspection; Control of Nonconforming Outputs; Identification and Traceability; Configuration Management.
• Familiar with Jet Machined Products inspection forms and record-keeping practices.
• AS9100 awareness.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Background in quality inspection.

How the role operates

• Partners with production to ensure requirements are consistently met.
• Reports nonconforming product to the Quality Manager.
• Direct Supervisor: General Manager.
• Direct Subordinates: None.

Risks you mitigate

• Inferior parts produced in volume and potentially reaching customers due to improper inspection.
• Failure to meet customer documentation requirements caused by poor documentation.
• Escape of nonconforming product due to improper handling of nonconformances.

Worklife details

• Physical and mental demands: Occasional lifting of heavy objects.
• Environment: Mostly shop setting; ear and eye protection required when on the floor.
• Overtime: Occasional, based on workload.
• Travel: None.