For almost 30 years, SQA Services has been a premier leader in the provision of managed supplier quality services for audits, assessments, remote surveillance assessments, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering to manufacturers within all industries. We deliver services by deploying associates who are located throughout the United States and in 90+ countries around the world to your supplier sites. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with broad experience and local knowledge who can represent our clients on-demand and on-site faster than our competitors. We are seeking one Level 2 Mechanical Inspectors to join our team in Hawthorne, CA. The ideal candidate will have experience in quality inspection, particularly in the aerospace industry, with the ability to independently validate established criteria and conduct dimensional inspections without additional guidance.
\n What to Expect:This is a 3-month contract position, in which you will be supporting our client on a full time basis, 5 days a week, at first or second shift hours. You will be part of a global inspection team assuring the quality of components and assemblies that this global aerospace leader is sourcing from one or more suppliers in this area. Once on the team, you will be deployed through SQA's operations center based on client needs and each supplier's production schedule. What You'll Do:You will be conducting precise mechanical inspections at the client-supplier site in Hawthorne, CAPerform precision inspection verifications on mechanical parts, components, assemblies and materials. May include but is not limited to purchased parts, in-process and final assemblies, and materials for workmanship and conformance to specifications/drawingsUtilize inspection equipment such as micrometers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, height gauges, optical comparators, profilometers, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)Approve or reject items and document inspection results as requiredPerform documentation review and verification of certifications, specifications, and conformance to design and specification requirementsCommunicate with internal customers, and suppliers as required to resolve inspection discrepanciesPerform surface plate inspection of the first article, in-process, and lot sample parts if requiredUse an electronic enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to route parts and components to proper departments What You'll Need:4+ years of hands-on inspection experience with precision machined partsKnowledge and hands-on experience working with various inspection tools (i.e. calipers, micrometers, height gauges, thread gauges, etc.)GD&T experience is requiredCMM experience (but not necessarily CMM programming experience).CMM programming experience is a plusDue to the nature of the products, US Citizenship is also a requirement, and background checks are required.Note: Mechanical inspectors at this level are capable of validating dimensions (total tolerances >/=.005" with Minimal GD&T validation) utilizing standard hand tools (e.g., micrometers, calipers, height gages)
\n$30 - $32 an hour
Hourly rate while on site or working remotely (i.e. completing or modifying reports)
Minimum 4 hours per day if deployed (i.e. "4 hour minimum")
50% hourly rate for any travel time (i.e. "p2p")
Mileage reimbursement at US gov't rate ($0.655 per mile driven). Untaxed.
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