Quality Inspector

Summary

Performs inspections and audits on aircraft interior components, materials, and processes to ensure compliance with engineering specifications, FAA regulations, and company quality standards. Utilizes precision measuring instruments and quality assurance methodologies to identify defects and ensure traceability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspects incoming products to verify proper documentation and conformance to purchase orders and engineering specifications.

• Inspects aircraft assemblies to ensure compliance with design specifications and regulatory standards.

• Performs receiving inspections and generates formal inspection reports.

• Completes FAA and customer-required certification documents.

• Creates and maintains First Article Inspection (FAI) reports in accordance with AS9102 or equivalent.

• Verify inclusion of all material and process certificates for traceability.

• Coordinates with stakeholders as required to accurately describe nonconforming conditions for rejected parts.

• Works closely with FAA DAR. Assists as required with part marking and packaging.

• Keeps management informed of inspection findings, quality issues, and corrective action progress.

• Maintains a neat, organized work area and helps with the general daily housekeeping of the department.

• Meets target hours and completes schedules as set by Supervisor.

• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.

• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.

• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.

• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.

• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.

• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Safety –Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

High school diploma or equivalent, minimum of 3 years of experience in aircraft interior inspection or related aerospace quality role, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

This safety-sensitive position is covered by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment drug testing. Persons occupying a "safety-sensitive” position will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. Post-accident, reasonable cause, and return-to-duty tests may also be required based on specific circumstances. 

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of various measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, etc.

• Familiarity with Quality and inspection concepts and processes.

• Ability to read blueprints, pack slips, invoices, and other customer supplied data.

• Ability to read measuring instruments.

• Familiarity with engineering programs.

• Ability to determine sample size for lots.

• Familiarity with AS9100 preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the department and with other groups.

• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Strong time management and organizational skills.

• Ability to coordinate and handle multiple priorities within deadlines and take initiative to produce results with minimal supervision.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.

• Ability to travel as required.

• Ability to work overtime as required.