First Article Inspector

Your Job

Our Costa Mesa, CA location is seeking a First Article Inspector to support manufacturing of injection molded parts and assembly.

The successful candidate will have strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Shift: 2nd shift Mon-Fri (1pm-9pm)

Our Team

Phillips-Medisize, a Molex Company, is an end-to-end provider of innovation, development and manufacturing solutions to the pharmaceutical, diagnostics and medical device industries.

What You Will Do



* Complete first article inspection per customer specifications and maintain appropriate records


* Responsible for measuring parts and reporting any findings to engineering for submission to customer in support of all validation activities or as otherwise requested


* Identify the appropriate measurement method and create measurement work instructions


* Design go/no go gauges and holding fixtures in conjunction with Quality Engineering


* Verify tool changes and process dimensions after tool modifications


* Perform capabilities studies, gauge repeatability and reproducibility analysis


* Provide statistical reports reflecting process control, process capability, and gauge repeatability


* Understand and utilize geometric tolerancing

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* 2+ years of quality experience


* Experience reading and interpreting blueprints


* Experience working with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and Vision Systems


* Experience applying Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

What Will Put You Ahead



* ASQ certification - Certified Mechanical Inspector (CMI)


* Technical Degree in Precision Measurement


* Experience with GOM


* ERP system experience - specifically SAP


* Knowledge of ISO-13485


* MicroVu, OGP, or Keyence experience

This role is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $28.00 - $35.00 per hour.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Who We Are

As a Molex company, Phillips-Medisize mobilizes and deploys specialized capabilities and services across highly regulated industries, including health care...