Quality Assurance Technician
Cinnaminson, NJ - USA
Job Summary
- Build review and submit complete technical data packages and first article documentation (AS9102) to customers catching every gap before it becomes a customer finding.
- Review material certifications outside process records traveler documentation and purchase order requirements for completeness and compliance.
- Perform and document visual inspections; identify nonconforming conditions and communicate findings to Quality and Production promptly.
- Support and participate in customer source inspections with all records staged and ready before the customer walks in.
- Identify documentation discrepancies or specification conflicts and drive them to resolution with Quality and Engineering.
- Train and support other Quality staff on documentation procedures specification interpretation and customer submission standards (Level II/III).
We are an AS9100 Rev D certified CNC machine shop in Cinnaminson NJ holding tolerances to /-0.0002 across aluminum titanium stainless steel and exotic alloys for aerospace and defense customers. Our floor runs two shifts on Vertical Mills Lathes Swiss Lathes and Mazak 5-axis horizontals with robotic loaders and automated pallet systems. This is not a generic shop floor role. The documentation you own reflects the precision of what we make and our customers inspect it that way.
Must-have:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings including ballooning.
- Experience reviewing quality documentation: material certifications outside process records traveler packages or similar.
- Attention to detail that catches errors before they leave your desk not after they reach a customer.
- Clear written and verbal communication; you can explain a documentation gap to a customer or a machinist without confusion.
- 2 years of relevant experience (Level I); 0-2 years with AS9102 or similar FAI exposure (Level II); 2-5 years with hands-on FAI and customer-facing documentation ownership (Level III).
Nice-to-have:
- Trade or vocational certificate in quality manufacturing or a related field (especially valued at Level III).
- Familiarity with AS9100D quality management systems.
- Experience supporting customer source inspections in an aerospace or defense manufacturing environment.
- Background with corrective action documentation or internal audit support.
We are a drug-free workplace / Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual experience and qualifications without regard to a persons sexual orientation gender identity gender expression religion disability race creed color sex age national origin or ancestry or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Consolidated Tool & Machine (CMT) provides high-quality precision CNC machining capabilities with tight tolerances and quick turnarounds at 13 locations across the U.S. and Canada.