Job Title: Quality Inspector

Job Description

As a Quality Inspector, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and compliance of parts within our highly regulated industry. Your primary responsibility is to receive inspections, check lot numbers, verify certifications, and measure parts using various precision tools. This role demands attention to detail and a commitment to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Receive inspections and process parts with minimal paperwork.
• Verify required certifications and ensure they meet blueprint specifications.
• Measure parts using calipers, rules, micrometers, and radius gauges to ensure quality before taking them to inventory.
• Ensure dimensions and certifications align with blueprint requirements.
• Manage non-conformances and process necessary documents using Oracle.
• Inspect work-in-process parts to ensure they meet print and work order instructions.
• Calibrate gauges and test equipment according to calibration schedules.

Essential Skills

• Quality assurance and quality improvement skills.
• Familiarity with quality standards and quality assurance testing.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Entry-level to 2-3 years of quality experience.
• Aerospace experience preferred but not required.
• Understanding of military rivet specifications is a plus.
• Experience with Oracle or ERP systems.
• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred for internal promotion potential.
• Experience with calipers, rules, micrometers, and radius gauges.
• Recent military separation or recent technical school graduates are encouraged to apply.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy a climate-controlled work environment where all tools are provided. Benefit from solid benefits upon conversion to direct employment. Join a supportive team that values growth and development.

Work Environment

You will be part of a team consisting of four Quality Technicians and one Quality Engineer, reporting to the Quality Manager. The work schedule typically involves four 10-hour days, with shifts potentially from Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, from 7 AM to 5:30 PM, with additional voluntary hours available. The role involves rotation between Work in Process inspections and Receiving inspections, providing a dynamic work experience. Enjoy a structured work environment with set priorities established by the planning group.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chesterfield, MO.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $23.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Chesterfield,MO.

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 12, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.