Job Title: Quality Control Specialist

Location: Barkhamsted, CT

We are currently seeking a meticulous CMM / Quality Inspector to join a leading precision manufacturing company. This role is perfect for an inspector with experience in evaluating intricate components, interpreting engineering designs, and ensuring products meet client specifications.

Position Summary:

The CMM / Quality Inspector will be responsible for conducting dimensional and visual assessments of manufactured parts using coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), precise measuring tools, and established inspection protocols. This individual will assist in receiving, ongoing, and final inspections and will document results while communicating any quality issues to the production and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Setting up and operating CMM equipment for parts inspection according to engineering specifications.
• Running approved CMM programs, reviewing measurement outcomes, and identifying deviations from requirements.
• Performing receiving, first-piece, ongoing, and final inspections.
• Utilizing micrometers, calipers, height gauges, bore gauges, and other precision instruments.
• Interpreting blueprints, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and client demands.
• Validating part identification, revision levels, and necessary inspection records.
• Accurately recording inspection outcomes and maintaining quality records.
• Identifying, documenting, and reporting nonconforming materials following established protocols.
• Collaborating with machinists, engineers, and quality personnel to address dimensional concerns.
• Verifying equipment calibration prior to usage.
• Supporting first article inspections and corrective action inquiries as required.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training in machining, metrology, or quality assessment is preferred.
• Prior experience in CMM and quality inspection within a precision manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in setting up and operating CMM machinery.
• Ability to interpret engineering designs and GD&T.
• Skilled in utilizing precise measuring tools and dimensional inspection techniques.
• Understanding of tolerances, datum references, and inspection setups.
• Keen attention to detail and accurate documentation capabilities.
• Effective communication of inspection findings and collaborative work with production teams.
• Basic computer skills for data entry and report preparation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CMM software like PC-DMIS, Calypso, or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in developing, editing, or troubleshooting CMM programs.
• Experience in inspecting aerospace, medical device, or tightly tolerance components.
• Familiarity with first article inspection documentation, including AS9102 where applicable.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems.
• Understanding of statistical process control (SPC) and gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies.