Quality Inspector - First Piece

Full-time Regular Newington, CT, US

Salary Range: $25.00 To $42.00 Hourly

Enjet Aero machines and fabricates complex jet engine parts, components and assemblies for leading OEMs in the commercial, defense and general aviation sectors. Our goal is to be regarded as an irreplaceable resource by our customers. The only way for a company to meet such a goal is to consistently meet production deadlines and expectations.

Your work has a destination! Enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, a company profit sharing bonus plan, and more while building precision aerospace components that help aircraft fly safely around the world. Join a growing, industry-leading aerospace manufacturer where your work makes an impact and your career can take off.

Position

Description:

The Quality Inspector – First Piece is responsible for verifying that machine setups have produced a conforming part before the operator is released to run the balance of the job. The primary duty is to complete any first pieces that are ready, in order of production priority. Between first pieces, this position performs other inspections — work in process (WIP) or final inspection of job lots — using manual methods or existing CMM programs on the facility's automated CMM equipment, as needed based on team workload.

All work verifies conformance to customer Drawings/Specifications/Standards while adhering to the Quality Policy and AS9100 requirements. Position reports to the Quality Manager and takes daily direction from lead inspectors (as applicable).

• Complete any first pieces that are ready, in order of production priority, verifying whether the machine setup has produced a conforming part before the operator is released to run the balance of the job.
• Report first piece results in a manner which fully describes the disposition of the setup piece, and communicate results directly to the machinist, setup personnel, and the responsible supervisor.
• Re-inspect following setup corrections until the setup is confirmed acceptable; extend to lead inspectors, manufacturing Supervisor or Quality Manager when a setup cannot be brought into conformance or when direction is disputed / unclear.
• Perform other inspections — WIP or final inspection of job lots — using manual methods or existing CMM programs, as needed based on team workload.
• Set up and run existing CMM inspection programs on the facility's automated CMM equipment, including part staging and fixturing, alignment, probe selection, and probe calibration.
• Could include minor edits to existing CMM programs (alignments, probe paths, feature call-outs) under the direction of the CMM Programmer or Inspection Supervisor; extend new or complex programming requirements to the CMM Programmer.
• Perform dimensional inspection such as length / height / distance between reference points using precision instruments such as micrometers, calipers, verniers, dial indicators, profilometers, comparators, height gages, pin gages, plug / thread gages, and / or radius gages to ensure the product meets the customer's requirements.
• Interpret Engineering Drawings/Specifications/Standards and obtain part design information, to include a good understanding and knowledge of GD&T, ANSI-Y14.5, PWA 360 & PWA 79360.
• Assess inspection / test results of parts for compliance with drawings and specifications - ensuring that only conforming product moves forward in the manufacturing process.
• Identify dimensional and visual defects; accept or reject product, identifying nonconformance and potential resolution, and initiate nonconformance documentation as required.
• Detailed completion of all paperwork, as required, including inspection reports and the associated transactions and records in the ERP system, in accordance with…