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Lead Quality Inspector – CMM Arm / FARO / ROMER / GD&T

Anaheim / Fullerton Area | Full-Time | 1st Shift | $35–$40/hr DOE

ABC Sheet Metal / Steeldyne is a growing AS9100D-certified aerospace manufacturer producing precision sheet metal, machined, welded, and fabricated assemblies for aerospace and defense customers.

We are seeking a hands-on Lead Quality Inspector with strong experience in dimensional inspection, blueprint reading, GD&T, and portable CMM arm inspection. This is a working lead role for someone who enjoys being on the shop floor, personally inspecting parts, supporting production, and helping guide inspection personnel.

Direct aerospace inspection experience is strongly preferred, but we are open to candidates with strong hands-on CMM arm, GD&T, and precision manufacturing inspection experience.

This position is ideal for a Lead Inspector, Senior Quality Inspector, CMM Inspector, FARO Arm Inspector, ROMER Arm Inspector, Metrology Inspector, QC Lead, or hands-on Quality Inspector who wants to stay active in inspection work while helping lead quality on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on receiving, in-process, first article, layout, and final inspections.
• Use portable CMM arm equipment such as FARO Arm, Hexagon Arm, ROMER Arm, or similar systems.
• Perform dimensional inspection, CAD-to-part comparison, layout inspection, tooling / fixture checks, and inspection reporting.
• Inspect sheet metal, machined, welded, and fabricated metal components.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, customer specifications, purchase orders, and quality requirements.
• Use standard inspection tools including calipers, micrometers, height gages, thread gages, bore gages, indicators, pin gages, and surface plate equipment.
• Support and guide inspection personnel on the shop floor.
• Help prioritize inspection workload and support production needs.
• Work with manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues.
• Assist with supplier source inspections, NCRs, MRB activity, root cause, and corrective actions.
• Support AS9100D quality system requirements, audits, inspection records, and traceability documentation.
• Maintain accurate inspection documentation and quality records.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on quality inspection experience.
• Experience as a Lead Inspector, Senior Quality Inspector, QC Lead, Quality Supervisor, CMM Inspector, or similar role.
• Direct hands-on experience with FARO Arm, Hexagon Arm, ROMER Arm, or similar portable CMM arm equipment.
• Strong GD&T and blueprint reading skills.
• Experience inspecting sheet metal, machined, welded, fabricated, or precision-machined metal parts.
• Experience performing first article, receiving, in-process, layout, and final inspections.
• Proficient with standard inspection tools and surface plate inspection methods.
• Ability to support and guide other inspectors while remaining hands-on.
• Strong communication, documentation, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Aerospace manufacturing inspection experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100 / AS9100D quality requirements.
• Verisurf software experience strongly preferred.
• AS9102 First Article Inspection / FAIR documentation experience, including Forms 1, 2, and 3.
• Experience creating or reviewing ballooned drawings and characteristic accountability reports.
• Experience with PC-DMIS, PolyWorks, CMM Manager, CAM2, or similar metrology software.
• CMM programming or portable CMM inspection routine experience.
• Aerospace welding, fabrication, and sheet metal inspection experience.
• Supplier source inspection experience.
• NCR, MRB, CAPA, root cause, and corrective action experience.
• AS9100 internal audit experience.

Pay

$35–$40 per hour DOE

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Qualified candidates with hands-on inspection experience, CMM arm experience, GD&T knowledge, blueprint reading skills, and quality leadership experience are encouraged to apply.

This is a strong opportunity for a hands-on Lead Inspector, Senior Quality Inspector, CMM Inspector, Metrology Inspector, FARO Arm Inspector, ROMER Arm Inspector, Quality Inspector, or QC Lead who wants to work in a growing AS9100D aerospace manufacturing environment.