Quality Specialist - Mechanical Inspection (Second Shift)

Crane Company • Burbank, CA

23h • $30 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is hiring a Quality Specialist for its Burbank, California facility. The role identifies workmanship or process-damage problems and ensures the quality of produced assemblies through physical and visual inspection against predetermined specifications, drawings, and standards. The position supports aerospace and defense manufacturing and involves working with engineering drawings, customer requirements, and established procedures to determine whether assembled units or supplier components should be accepted, rejected, or reworked.

The specialist conducts inspections, verifies manufacturing build and test processes are complete, reports errors and systemic trends to the quality organization, and enters data into software tools. The role works in a manufacturing environment at a workbench and may involve required personal protective equipment, exposure to noise, cold, confined spaces, dust or fumes, and handling parts under ESD procedures. The posting describes two qualification/pay levels: Quality Specialist II, requiring at least 3 years of relevant experience, and Quality Specialist III, requiring 5 years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of experience as a Quality Inspector in a manufacturing environment, including high customer-service experience.
• Experience performing mechanical inspection, First Article Inspection, and Final Inspection.
• Ability to complete AS9102 First Article Inspections.
• Proficiency interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and CAD models using GD&T to understand design intent and define inspection requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of Zeiss CMM and Calypso software.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Competence using surface plates, calipers, thread gages, scales, and micro-hite for inspections.
• General PC skills, including Word, Excel, and Oracle.
• Ability to interpret drawings and part specifications.
• Accurate color vision and depth perception; vision corrected to 20/20.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and interface with Order Management, Internal Quality Engineers, customers, and internal management personnel.
• Where the position requires access to Controlled Data or Information, only US persons will be considered due to ITAR requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AS9100 standards.
• Familiarity with AS9102 First Article Requirements.
• Experience with CMM.
• Electrical inspection IPC-610.

Responsibilities

• Use blueprints, customer drawings, engineering change notices, military standards, and operating procedures to determine acceptance, rejection, or rework requirements for assembled units or supplier components.
• Conduct accurate visual inspections to verify physical properties.
• Ensure the build and test manufacturing process has been completed.
• Communicate errors and systemic trends proactively to the quality organization.
• Enter data into software tools.
• Perform other tasks assigned by a supervisor or management.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance beginning the first day of the month following the start date.
• 15 days of paid time off accruing from the first day of employment.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement eligibility after 6 months of employment.

What This Job Offers

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