Quality Inspector Tech

Org Marketing Statement

Job Title: Quality Inspector Tech

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

MARKETING STATEMENT

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient, and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter, and make a difference.

Position Summary:

With minimum guidance in a team environment, using independent judgement to determine quality and usability, responsible for a wide variety of complex inspection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date acceptance and rejection records and/or certifications systems as required by the applicable specifications.
• Determine acceptance or rejection after inspection and/or calibration of parts. Identify defective conditions and test failures and prepare all appropriate documentation and/or calibration history.
• Interpret, evaluate and document inspection results in accordance with approved procedures.
• Perform complete inspections in accordance with the applicable specifications, standards and other contractual documents.
• Work with Suppliers and internal teams to resolve paperwork, documentation, and certification issues in a timely and professional manner.

• Support containment activities for the site, including inspection, segregation, identification, tracking, and disposition support for suspect or nonconforming material.

• Collaborate with production and operations teams to support product flow while ensuring quality requirements are maintained.

• Take ownership of assigned inspections, records, follow-up actions, and quality responsibilities.

• Support nonconformance processes/DMRs, including identification, documentation/writing, containment, and movement of nonconforming material through DMR systems and MRB/RMA/RTV processes.

• Communicate inspection results, quality findings, and documentation discrepancies clearly to operations, engineering, Supplies, production, and other stakeholders.

• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain a FOD free work area.
• Perform other related responsibilities.

Inspection

• Perform inspection on complex incoming parts using a wide variety of measuring and test equipment.
• Adapt and develop complex inspection set-ups to check sample/PPAP parts, forgings and castings. Check tool and jig layouts.
• Use standard inspection tools and equipment such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, thread gauges, optical comparators, and other measurement devices as required.
• Perform first article, source inspections at Supplier Sites, and/or complex surface plate set-ups as needed.
• Interpret specifications, charts, manuals and other data to arrive at acceptance or rejection. Recommend changes to supervision. Use mathematics to convert blueprint dimension and tolerances. Work within the guidelines of drawings, schematics, blueprints, route sheets, travelers, quality directives, technical engineering specifications, customer's requirements and military standards.
• Adapt inspection equipment to check standard, non-standard and special products.
• Help Investigate cause of customer return or site rejects. Perform inspections to applicable specifications within assembly, test and shipping departments.
• Ability to interpret drawings and electronic schematics.
• Document and evaluate historical data to determine calibration intervals.

Qualifications:

• Five years related hands-on inspection experience or demonstrated ability to perform described responsibilities.
• Preferred experience of CMM operations, background in dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y 14.5.
• Knowledge of applicable military standards may be required.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, customer's specifications and internal drawings and procedures.

• Experience in quality inspection, manufacturing, supplier quality, receiving inspection, or a related technical role.

• Thorough knowledge of machine shop mathematics including trigonometry.
• Personal hand tools may be required.
• May be required to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Must demonstrate effective verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team player.

Travel: 5% or less.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $31.1/hr to $46.7/hr
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.