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Met 32 productielocaties in 12 landen bedienen we meer dan 90% van ‘s werelds vliegtuig- en motorfabrikanten en een omzet behaald van £3.6 miljard in 2025. Wij ontwerpen en produceren innovatieve slimme ruimtevaartsystemen en componenten. Elke keer dat je per vliegtuig reist, is het waarschijnlijk dat GKN je op weg helpt.\nWe zijn op zoek naar mensen die een verschil willen maken, getalenteerde medewerkers met de vaardigheden en passies om het beste te worden in wat ze doen.\nJob Summary\nThe Dimensional Inspection Supervisor leads the team responsible for verifying that aerospace components meet engineering drawings, customer requirements, and applicable quality standards. This role oversees daily inspection priorities, develops inspectors, resolves measurement issues, and partners with Manufacturing and Engineering to support safe, reliable, and on-time production.\nSalary Range for position: $85,769 $107,211\nOffered benefits may include:\n 15 days Paid Time Off\nMedical Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nShort Term Disability (STD)\nLong Term Disability (LTD)\nLife Insurance\nOptional Life Insurance\nOptional Spousal Life Insurance\nOptional Dependent Life Insurance\nAccidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)\nOptional Accidental Death &Dismemberment (AD&D)\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA)\nHealth Care Savings Account (HSA)\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plan\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nVoluntary Critical Illness Insurance\nVoluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance\nVoluntary Accident Insurance\nVoluntary Identity Theft Insurance\nVoluntary Legal Services\nJob Responsibilities\nSupervise and coach dimensional inspectors, including work assignments, training, performance feedback, and qualification planning.\nPlan inspection coverage for incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspections based on production needs and product risk.\nEnsure inspection methods correctly interpret drawings, specifications, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and customer requirements.\nOversee the use of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), manual measuring equipment, fixtures, and other approved metrology tools.\nReview inspection results and records for accuracy, traceability, and completeness. Escalate discrepancies promptly and support containment and disposition of nonconforming product.\nPartner with Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, and Engineering to investigate dimensional issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.\nMaintain appropriate calibration status, equipment readiness, and measurement practices across the inspection area.\nMonitor workload, turnaround time, repeat findings, and other inspection performance measures; use the results to improve flow and reduce escapes.\nPromote a culture of safety, accountability, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.\nParticipate in the operation of and compliance with all safety, hazardous material handling and disposal requirements in accordance with government regulations and company procedures.\nPerform Process and product audits.\nPrepare inspection reports, document observations such as non-conformances.\nCommunicate ideas, problems and suggestions to supervisory authority.\nMaintain a clean work environment (including assigned storage and cleaning duties) in full compliance with all internal, customer and government regulations.\nComply with Human Resources policies in a manner that is fair and equitable for all employees while ensuring optimum productivity and resource utilization and a safe workplace.\nFully comply with the Company \"Policy Statement on Contracting with the United States Government\" in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the government.\nPerform other assignments and tasks as directed.\n\nJob Qualifications\nEducation\nHigh School or technical school graduate (preferred two years engineering or technical college education).\nFormal Qualifications\nMUST BE A U.S Citizen.\nExperience with aerospace quality management systems, including AS9100.\nFamiliarity with AS9102 first article inspection requirements.\nExperience with CMM programming, inspection planning, or measurement system improvement.\nBackground in root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement.\nTechnical degree, metrology training, or relevant quality certification.\nSuccess in This Role\n The successful supervisor builds a capable inspection team, delivers dependable measurement results, identifies issues early, and helps the Wallingford operation meet customer requirements without compromising product quality.\nDiversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)\nAs a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.\nA balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. 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