Inspector Trainee 2nd Shift

Howmet Aerospace • Branford, CT

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Howmet Aerospace is hiring an Inspector Trainee for its Branford, Connecticut facility, which produces jet engine components for aerospace and defense applications. The role determines whether components meet company instructions and/or customer requirements at various stages of in-process work, while ensuring inspection findings are accurate. Howmet provides the training needed to perform the job. This is a second-shift opening.

The employee reviews job instructions and inspection requirements, performs quality-related inspection activities, operates dot-peen equipment, completes production records and reports, and supports safe and orderly operations. The role usually takes place in a shop environment with exposure to loud noise, heat and fumes, airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, and moving mechanical parts, including risk of electrical shock. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire, and visa sponsorship is unavailable.
• Employment is conditioned on the applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to export-controlled items; substantiating documentation is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence or documentation.
• Good math skills, including performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Good organizational skills for maintaining records and reports.

Nice To Haves

• One to three years of manufacturing experience is highly desired.
• Experience in a quality-related or inspection position.

Responsibilities

• Review electronically stored and written-English work instructions for each job assignment to ensure compliance with product requirements.
• Know and adhere to company quality procedures.
• Interpret instructions, blueprints, and inspection requirements.
• Identify coat versus no-coat areas on component blueprints when required.
• Set up, program, and operate dot-peen equipment.
• Cross-train other inspectors as needed or directed.
• Transport cartons of work between operations as required.
• Use proper and safe containerization methods for hazardous waste.
• Complete routers and reports, including computer reports, legibly and on time.
• Keep the work area clean according to 6’S standards.
• Follow applicable quality standards, company policies and procedures, customer requirements, and safety initiatives.
• Perform other duties as needed or directed by management.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage, including FSA and HSA account options; benefits are eligible from day one.
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plans with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution; the posting also states 401(k) benefits are vested from day one.
• Paid holidays and vacation time, subject to applicable eligibility, accrual, usage, and policy terms.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance programs.
• Life insurance and disability coverage plans.
• Optional auto, home, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance coverage plans.
• Tuition Assistance Program and ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED