Quality Inspector – Level 1

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC)



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United States of America

Washington

Kent

EPD

Centrix Aerospace

Quality

Full time

Not applicable

22993

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Inspection & Verification:Perform detailed visual and dimensional inspections of parts, materials, and assemblies to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, and manufacturing routers.
  • Measurement Tools:Utilize precision tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and microscopes to verify critical dimensions.
  • Documentation:Accurately complete inspection records, checklists, and reports, ensuring all documentation is complete and complies with AS9100 or FAA standards.
  • Non-Conformance:Identify, document, and segregate discrepant or defective material (non-conformances) and report them to quality management.
  • Collaboration:Communicate findings effectively with production personnel and engineers to resolve quality issues.

Required Skills:

  • education:High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is typically required; technical school or Associates degree is often preferred.
  • Technical Skills:Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and engineering specifications.
  • Attention to Detail:Exceptional observational skills to identify small defects, burrs, or scratches.
  • Quality Standards:Basic understanding of quality control processes, and, if possible, knowledge of, or ability to learn, aerospace standards (AS9100, ISO 9001, or FAA).
  • Computer Literacy:Basic proficiency with computer systems for documentation.

Required experience and Education

  • Some experience in a manufacturing or production environment (aerospace or military preferred).
  • Experience with CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) operation.
  • Basic knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Typical Tools Used

  • Handheld precision tools (Calipers, Micrometers, Gauges).
  • Microscopes or magnification tools.
  • Computer systems/software for recording, data, and tracking inspections.
For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $20.00 to $23.00 US Dollar (USD) Hourly based on a variety of factors. Employees will receive 80 hours of paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participant in the company’s medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

    This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

    Company Profile:

    Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, manufactures extruded seamless pipes, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries. PCC is a high-quality business with dominant positions in most segments of the markets in which it serves.

    Headquarters in Portland, Oregon, this over 10-billion-dollar company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide. PCC has over 160 plants and has a presence in twenty-six states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on time producer, delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

    Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

    Business Profile:

    Since the early days of aviation, PCC has worked closely with our customers to develop and specify the best products for their applications. We’ve created new materials, designs, and manufacturing practices to satisfy an ever-changing industry. PCC engineered product applications include all wing/fuselage structural parts; engine lock-plates/bracketry; complete passenger/exit doors; major flap support and actuation structures; spars, skins, and bulkheads; swaged control rods, cables, and actuation and flight control assemblies; and complex latches, quick release BALL-LOK pins, and specialized fasteners.

    Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

    Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other status protected by applicable law.

     

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