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Quality Inspector – AWW

Cromwell, Connecticut, United States (USA), GKN Aerospace [GKN-QIAWW]

Field(s) of expertise
Product and Quality Assurance
Job type
Contract
Education
Diploma
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Responsible for safe day-to-day activities required to inspect the company’s products and processes. Work independently or as a team member, under the supervision of cognizant authority in the daily execution of tasks necessary to meet quality and scheduled goals of the company.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine and complex inspection and quality activities involved in the manufacture and development of products and processes, dimensional layout inspection and ‘first article’ verification;
  • Provide technical input in areas that involve process inspection methods and acceptance criteria to Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing;
  • Collect data for SPC applications;
  • Learn and develop hands-on proficiency with composite inspection processes utilized by the company;
  • Perform inspection activities involved in the manufacturing of products and processes;
  • Follow written and verbal instructions, engineering drawings or sketches;
  • Participate in the operation of and compliance with all safety, hazardous material handling and disposal requirements in accordance with government regulations and company procedures;
  • Perform Process and product audits;
  • Prepare inspection reports, document observations such as non-conformances;
  • Communicate ideas, problems and suggestions to supervisory authority;
  • Maintain a clean work environment (including assigned storage and cleaning duties) in full compliance with all internal, customer and government regulations;
  • Comply with Human Resources policies in a manner that is fair and equitable for all employees while ensuring optimum productivity and resource utilization and a safe workplace;
  • Fully comply with the Company “Policy Statement on Contracting with the United States Government” in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the government including ensuring any subordinate staff is aware of the Company policy and their individual responsibility and accountability for complying with this procedure;
  • Perform other assignments and tasks as directed;

Profile

Required Qualifications:

  • U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience in hands-on operational quality
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Ability to read and follow detailed instructions
  • Ability to work from sketches and use simple measuring instruments such as tape measures, micrometers and vernier gages
  • Knowledge of arithmetic involving decimals and fractions and its application to use sketches and measuring instruments

Additional Qualifications:

  • Willing and able to perform a wide range of physical activities, some requiring fine manual dexterity
  • Ability to communicate job problems to a supervisor;
  • Ability to recognize discrepancies on materials or processes;
  • Must be willing to work as a team player as well as independently.

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