Quality Inspector – Manufacturing (Entry to Mid-Level)

🔎 At a Glance

Company: Faircloth Machine Shop
Location: Winston-Salem, NC (on-site)
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Range: $20–$25 per hour

Shift: Day Shift (exact hours aligned with production)
Overtime: As needed
Experience Level: Entry to Mid-Level (training available)

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Why This Role Exists

Faircloth Machine Shop is growing and expanding its quality team to support increased production and new long-term customer programs. This Quality Inspector role is essential to maintaining ISO 9001 and AS9100D standards while ensuring parts meet strict aerospace and precision machining requirements.

With a small, evolving quality team, this role offers strong visibility and real opportunity to grow into a more senior quality position over time.

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The Work You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Perform final, incoming, and outgoing inspections for machined components
• Review and verify documentation completed by machinists for accuracy and compliance
• Complete and submit inspection documentation to support shipping and quality processes
• Perform First Article Inspections (FAIRs) using systems like Net Inspect (training available)
• Conduct in-process inspections as needed to support production
• Assist machinists with inspection checks on the floor when required
• Disposition non-conformance reports (NCRs)
• Calibrate and maintain inspection equipment inventory
• Support a structured quality system within an ISO/AS environment

This role blends hands-on inspection + documentation and process control, making it ideal for someone detail-oriented who wants exposure to a full quality system.

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Inspection Tools, Equipment & Systems

You’ll work with tools and systems such as:

• Inspection Tools:
  • Micrometers
  • Calipers
  • Bore gauges
  • Precision measuring instruments
• Systems & Software:
  • Net Inspect (preferred, not required)
  • Digital documentation systems
• Additional Exposure:
  • CMM operation (training available)

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Materials You’ll Work With

• Aluminum
• Stainless Steel
• Aerospace-grade and precision machined components

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What We’re Looking For

Required:

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to read and follow technical documentation
• Basic understanding of measuring machined parts (or willingness to learn)
• Comfortable working with computers and digital systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with machinists and team members
• Ability to multitask and shift priorities quickly

Preferred (Not Required):

• Experience in a manufacturing or machining environment
• Familiarity with inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, etc.)
• Exposure to CMM operation
• Experience with Net Inspect or similar FAIR systems
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100 environments

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Why Machinists (and Inspectors) Like Working Here

People choose Faircloth Machine Shop because:

• Tight-knit, team-first culture
• Clean, organized shop with strong quality systems
• Opportunity to learn and grow — even without prior certification experience
• Direct exposure to aerospace-level quality standards
• Real opportunity to grow into a leadership role within quality
• Stable, growing company with continued investment in people and equipment

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Pay, Benefits & Schedule

Pay Range: $20–$25/hr

Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision – 100% company-paid
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO (negotiable)
• Annual profit-sharing bonus (~20% of profits returned to employees)

Schedule:

• Day shift aligned with production
• Overtime as needed

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