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Gooch & Housego PLC

Optical design, testing, and manufacturing

Inspector

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMoorpark, CA, USA$22 - $26 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Aptitude for mechanics and attention to detail.
  • Inspection experience is a plus but is not required.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
  • Good time management.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination.
  • Skilled with mechanics.
  • High school diploma or GED equivalent, or substitute experience.
  • Entry-level position.

Responsibilities

  • Clean small optics using both hands and tools such as tweezers, suction cups, clamps, and Q-Tips.
  • Interpret blueprints of complex machined parts and inspect parts accurately.
  • Inspect geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, including true position, runout, concentricity, flatness, and perpendicularity.
  • Inspect complex machined parts using manual hand tools such as a height gauge, micrometer, Sunnen hone gauge, bore gauge, pitch micrometer, and optical comparator.
  • Perform visual inspection for chips, fractures, cracks, and voids under a microscope or toolmaker's scope.
  • Operate marking equipment for traceability identification.
  • Calculate progressive dimensions for suitability of downstream applications.
  • Identify defective items and handle them according to established procedures.
  • Undertake other reasonable and related tasks allocated by the line manager.

Desired Qualifications

  • Inspection experience.

About the Company

Gooch & Housego PLC

Optical design, testing, and manufacturing

Gooch & Housego PLC designs, tests, and manufactures optical components and assemblies for demanding applications. Its products cover acousto-optic, electro-optic, crystal-optic, fibre optic, and precision optic technologies, enabling customized optical systems for life sciences, industrial, and aerospace/defence customers. The company’s offerings work by integrating specialized optical components into turnkey systems and subsystems tailored to user needs, backed by in-house design, testing, and manufacturing capabilities. G&H differentiates itself through a broad portfolio of optical technologies and a long track record (over 75 years) across global operations in the UK, USA, and Europe, making it a trusted supplier for original equipment manufacturers. Its goal is to be the preferred source for OEMs by delivering consistent quality, performance, and reliability across its optical products and solutions.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Ilminster, United Kingdom
Founded
1948

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