Manufacturing Quality Technician

Helix Operating Company LLC•Beachwood, OH

2d•$26 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Helix builds motion components to tolerances as tight as ±0.0001–0.0003 inches, for customers who don’t give second chances on a bad part. This role is not a plate inspector. It’s a technician who can run an optical comparator, hold a Keyence or comparable vision system, pull a surface or form trace on a Zeiss Surfcom, apply GD&T straight off a print, and author a First Article Inspection package that survives an AS9100 audit. You’ll inspect incoming, in-process, and final parts across a high-mix production floor, threads, helical features, and tight-tolerance precision components, and you’ll be the person Engineering and Production trust when a measurement is in question.

Requirements

Optical comparator and thread form inspection experience.
Working GD&T proficiency; able to read and apply callouts directly from a print.
Keyence IM or comparable vision system experience.
Zeiss Surfcom or comparable surface/form trace experience.
AS9102 First Article authoring experience.
Background in high-mix, tight-tolerance manufacturing; screw machine shop, medical device, or comparable precision environment.
Experience inspecting helical or thread features.

Nice To Haves

You trust the instrument, not the assumption; if a thread form or trace is borderline, you re-check it before you sign off.
You’re fluent enough in GD&T to catch a feature control issue on your own, not just follow a checklist.
You document as carefully as you inspect; your First Article packages are complete the first time, not after three rounds of corrections.
You’ve worked around tight tolerances before and don’t need ramp-up time on advanced measurement equipment.

Responsibilities

Optical comparator & thread form inspection: verify thread profile, pitch, and form against print callouts, and flag out-of-tolerance conditions before parts move downstream.
GD&T application: read prints and apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing callouts to build inspection plans and identify feature control requirements.
Vision system inspection: run Keyence IM (or comparable) vision measurement for dimensional and feature inspection on precision parts.
Surface & form metrology: perform surface finish and form (roundness/waviness) trace measurements on a Zeiss Surfcom or comparable system, and interpret results against print specifications.
AS9102 First Article Inspection: author complete FAI packages (Forms 1/2/3) for new and revised part numbers, audit-ready on the first pass.
General inspection: incoming, in-process, and final inspection using standard tools; calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and CMM support as needed.