About Smiths Interconnect:

Smiths Interconnect, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance interconnect solutions. Our products are used in mission-critical applications across industries such as aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. At Smiths Interconnect, we are committed to innovation, quality, and providing cutting-edge solutions that connect the world’s most demanding systems.

Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Purpose:

Inspection of parts to design tolerances to ensure the quality of the product prior to use in manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect new parts received from internal and external suppliers in a timely with little supervision. Identify & report defects to Quality Supervisor.
• Partner daily with Quality Supervisor for priorities and inspection needs.
• Report non-conforming material to QC Supervisor
• Know how to read and interpret the Backlog
• Know the production priorities for the work day and help to assure the completion of production priority work.
• Organize product for MicroVu que.
• Issue DMR’s for failed product.
• Document failures that need to be addressed by eng/tooling

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Time management skills.
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment, completing jobs and must be able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attention to details and ability to focus on assignment.
• Knowledge of reading engineering technical drawings.
• Effective English communication skills, including writing.
• Good problem solving and Quality background strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of inspection tools (i.e. scopes, calipers, micrometers, etc) along with ability to focus for an extended amount of time while using microscope.
• Have good computer skills and able to use Microsoft office products.
• Must be able to work weekends when needed.

Travel %:   0

Security: Please State if US Citizen or permanent Resident Required

Planning and Decision Making:

• Excellent organizational skill to manage the daily shipment prioritization requirements
• Speedy communication of defects found to mfg..

Impact and Scope: 

• 100% of product to be inspected prior to shipping.
• 100% Customer Satisfaction

Identified training mandatory for the role to be completed competently

• Reading of engineering drawings
• Label requirements
• Logging information into Epicor

Key Internal & External Stakeholders & Relationships

• Quality Supervisor and Manager
• Manufacturing
• Engineering

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)