Quality Control Inspector

Position Overview: The Quality Control Inspector (QCI) is responsible for verifying that the work performed by MIL follows all applicable specification, customer requirements, and expectations. This hands-on position will prioritize and complete critical inspections to consistently meet turnaround and quality requirements.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections against accept / reject criteria on customer parts while working with critical tolerances.
• Utilize mathematical skills and methods of tolerance analysis to determine potential removal/buildup of substrate regarding dimensional change.
• Understand, assess, and perform test methods using instruments such as micrometers, eddy current thickness testers, bore gages, gloss meters, etc.
• Perform contract / flow down review as needed, ensuring adherence to externally supplied documents including purchase orders, engineering drawings, specifications, and customer work instructions.
• Complete pertinent data records including job log entry, job routing package, inspection logs, job techniques and customer specific requirements.
• Operate precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, calipers, bore and thread gages, fixtures, microscopes etc.
• Review, complete and/or ensure adherence to MIL’s internal documentation including work orders, processing techniques, inspection reports, frozen plans, and MIL’s general procedures.
• Provide cross-functional support to QCI and QA personnel and contribute toward peripheral projects and tasks as needed.
• Recommend improvements to production to ensure quality control.
• Perform additional duties as assigned or required to support organizational goals and objectives.
• Participate in applicable ongoing training sessions, continuous process improvement programs, periodic testing, and performance evaluations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Advanced GD&T skills.
• Ability to take tight tolerance measurements (+/- .00005 – .0002) while maintaining accuracy and throughput.
• Ability to perform calibration/verification on measurement tools. 
• A detail-oriented, organized, self-starting individual with excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prioritize and complete tasks with consistency and accuracy, often under pressure and/or short deadlines.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical understanding of MIL’s processing capabilities and quality system as well as general procedures and applicable industry standard specifications.
• Knowledge of plating, anodize, etching, or Nadcap principles is desirable.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent required. College degree preferred.
• Must have a minimum of 4 years of dimensional inspection experience in an aerospace / defense, avionics, medical, or similar industry.
• Experience evaluating and interpreting engineering drawings.
• PC proficient with a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office applications. 
• Understanding of QA sampling plans including visual and dimensional examinations and other ancillary test methods strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in English / Spanish a plus.
• This position requires access to ITAR-controlled information and materials. The successful candidate must meet all ITAR eligibility requirements, including being a U.S. person as defined by ITAR. 

Hours: 7 AM to 4:00PM, with some overtime as needed.

Reports To: The QCI will report directly to the Lead Quality Control Inspector and regularly interface with production leads, customers, auditors, technical industry experts, and other personnel across all levels of the organization.

Compensation: Dependent on experience and qualifications.

As a permanent, full-time MIL employee, benefits include:

• Annual performance and compensation review, with eligibility for up to 2 annual bonuses 
• MIL Inc. 401(k) plan with employer matching and profit sharing 
• Premium health insurance as well as supplemental vision and dental insurance plans  
• Company paid and supplemental life insurance and AD&D 
• Company paid holidays and personal paid time-off accrual 

Please do not hesitate to ask for additional details on any of our benefits & policies.