Inspection Manager

Inspection Manager

Mill Creek Machining, a location of Delva Tool & Machine, is looking for an Inspection Manager to support our growing operations in Paullina, IA. The Inspection Manager will oversee inspection personnel, drive departmental performance, improve inspection processes, and serve as a key partner to Production, Engineering, and Quality teams. This is a highly visible leadership role for a quality professional who thrives in a precision manufacturing environment and enjoys developing people, improving systems, and driving operational excellence.

The Inspection Manager will oversee incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspection activities to ensure compliance with customer, engineering, and quality requirements. They will manage inspection workflows, priorities, and department performance to support production schedules and on-time delivery. They will own key quality metrics, including first-pass yield, inspection cycle time, and non-conformance rates, while driving continuous improvement initiatives. They will lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and non-conformance disposition activities in partnership with Production and Quality teams.

They will manage the calibration and measurement equipment program, ensuring all inspection tools remain accurate, compliant, and properly maintained. They will support AS9100 audits, customer source inspections, and regulatory reviews while maintaining inspection procedures, documentation, and quality records. They will partner with Production, Engineering, and Quality leadership to ensure the highest standards of product quality and customer satisfaction.

We are looking for someone with 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Inspection, or Manufacturing Quality. They should have 3+ years of leadership or management experience within a manufacturing environment. An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field is required. They should have a strong understanding of precision machining, blueprint interpretation, and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T).

Experience with AS9100 quality systems and aerospace manufacturing requirements is also required. Proficiency using inspection and metrology equipment including CMMs, height gages, micrometers, calipers, and other precision measuring tools is necessary. Experience leading corrective actions, root cause analysis, and non-conformance investigations is also required.

This salary range for this position falls between $60,000 - $80,000 per year depending on experience. A sign-on bonus is available! Our comprehensive benefits package includes, but is not limited to, a competitive pay rate, accrued vacation time, sick time, paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, health, dental, and vision insurance as well as Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and life/AD&D insurance.

We are a drug-free workplace / Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:
We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual experience and qualifications, without regard to a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, disability, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.