Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking experienced Quality Inspectors for direct hire opportunities supporting precision metals and aerospace manufacturing operations in the Simi Valley and Chatsworth, CA area. This role is ideal for detail-oriented inspection professionals who have experience working with intricate aerospace components and understand the importance of accuracy, documentation, and quality compliance.
As a Quality Inspector, you will play a key role in ensuring manufactured components meet customer specifications, engineering requirements, and quality standards. This opportunity offers steady full-time hours, day and swing shift options, and the chance to join a quality-focused production environment with supportive leadership, strong teamwork, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Candidates who enjoy hands-on inspection work, problem solving, and contributing to high-reliability aerospace products will be well aligned with this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform dimensional, visual, receiving, in-process, and final inspections on precision metal aerospace components.
- Use inspection tools and equipment such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, bore gauges, surface plates, and related measuring devices.
- Review drawings, specifications, and quality documentation to verify conformance to customer and engineering requirements.
- Support first article inspection activities and accurately document inspection results.
- Identify, document, and communicate non-conforming materials, parts, or processes in accordance with quality procedures.
- Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to support compliance, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $24 to $33 per hour, depending on experience.
- Job Type: Direct hire.
- Location: Simi Valley, CA and Chatsworth, CA.
- Day Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Swing Shift: Monday through Friday, 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM.
- Openings: 4 Quality Inspector positions available.
- Perform inspections on intricate aerospace metal components.
- Conduct dimensional, receiving, visual, and first article inspection activities.
- Use precision measuring instruments to verify conformance to drawings and specifications.
- Support non-conformance reporting and quality documentation requirements.
- 3 to 5 years of quality inspection experience, preferably in aerospace manufacturing.
- Experience inspecting intricate components in a metals or precision manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency using height gauges, surface plates, bore gauges, calipers, micrometers, and related inspection tools.
- Familiarity with AS9100 quality standards and non-conformance reporting.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection criteria.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, documentation skills, and commitment to quality.
- Must meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Must be able to pass background and drug screening requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous aerospace manufacturing inspection experience.
- Experience supporting first article inspection documentation.
- Familiarity with precision machined metal components.
- Ability to work effectively with production, engineering, and quality teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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