CNC Machine Shop Quality Inspector

Full job description  Quality Control Technician
Trimen Industrial LLC — Belgium, WI Full-time | 1st shift to start — must be open to moving to 2nd shift Pay: $16-$25/hr, based on experience.
About Trimen
Trimen Industrial is an ISO 9001:2015 certified precision CNC job shop in Belgium, WI, running roughly 30 machines — horizontal mills, vertical mills (3, 4, and 5 axis), and lathes — in a 56,000 sq ft facility. We machine tight-tolerance aluminum and steel components for aerospace, defense, medical, agriculture, and industrial customers, with in-house machined tolerances down to 0.003 in.

and finer ground features (±0.0005 in. and tighter) completed through qualified outside grinding partners. High mix, low-to-medium volume — no two days on the inspection bench look the same.

The Role
You are the last set of eyes before a part leaves the building, and the first set of eyes when something looks wrong on the floor. You'll measure everything we make, program and run our Zeiss CMM, build and submit PPAP packages, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with our CNC setup technicians so problems get caught at the machine instead of at final inspection.

Where you fit:
You'll report to our QC Manager and work alongside a junior QC assistant in our temperature-controlled inspection lab but not limited to the lab, also will be on the floor. You start on 1st shift working directly under the manager; as you come up to speed, this role may transition to 2nd shift, where you would be the go-to quality inspector on the floor for that shift, with the QC Manager's support during overlap.

Candidates open to 2nd shift will be strongly preferred.
This is a hands-on floor role, not a desk job. You'll be at the CMM, at the comparator, at the surface plate, and out at the machines on the shop floor.
What You'll Do
Measurement and Inspection
Perform first article, in-process, and final inspection across a wide mix of part numbers
Program, run, and maintain inspection routines on our Zeiss CMM (CALYPSO) — build repeatable alignments and fixturing for recurring jobs
Run the optical comparator for profile, radii, small features, and thread forms
Work fluently with the full gage set: micrometers, calipers, height gages, bore gages, pin gages, indicators, depth mics, radius and thread gages, surface finish comparators
Measure threads correctly and completely — thread plug and ring gages, thread micrometers, three-wire pitch diameter, functional versus pitch diameter acceptance on both internal and external threads
Know when a feature calls for the CMM, when it calls for the comparator, and when hand gaging is the right answer
GD&T
Read and apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5 in daily practice — true position, profile, runout, concentricity, datum structures, MMC/LMC and bonus tolerance
Balloon prints and build inspection reports that map cleanly back to the drawing
Translate GD&T callouts into practical, repeatable measurement methods on the floor
PPAP and Documentation
Build and submit complete PPAP packages: dimensional results, material and process certifications, control plans, process flow, measurement system analysis (gage R&R), capability studies (Cpk/Ppk), and the Part Submission Warrant
Maintain inspection records and quality data in our ERP and shop-floor tablet system so traceability holds up under audit
Write clear inspection reports, NCRs, and customer-facing corrective action responses
Working With Setup and Production
Coordinate directly with CNC setup technicians to define what gets checked on each job, how often, and with what gaging
Build check sheets, in-process inspection plans, and control plans for new work as it comes in
Approve first pieces and get setups released quickly without…