Job Description
Job Overview:
About Proponent:
Proponent is the world’s largest independent, employee-owned distributor of aircraft parts, serving customers worldwide. With more than 600 employees across 14 global locations, we take pride in helping keep thousands of aircraft flying safely and efficiently every day. For over 50 years, we’ve built the systems, relationships, and expertise that aviation relies on, from responsive quoting and on-time shipments to data-driven improvements that reduce turnaround time and cost. As a 100% employee-owned company, everyone at Proponent is an owner, which means we share responsibility for our success, look out for one another, and bring dedication and creativity to aviation logistics. Guided by our core values, empathy, intelligence, agility and integrity, we work as a trusted partner to keep aircraft in service and customers moving forward. At Proponent, you’ll join a global team committed to doing things right and supporting each other, helping keep aircraft flying and the world connected.
OEM INSPECTOR
Job Location: Brea, CA
Job Summary:
The Inspector performs timely and accurate inspection activities on incoming parts and materials, ensuring that high quality products are evaluated efficiently and moved into stock. During inspection, s/he verifies specified dimensions of product or material and compares results to material and design specifications, planners and other sources to verify conformance to product requirements. Depending on the scope of work and products, this may require the use of basic measuring instruments and inspection tools such as rulers, tape measures, calipers, gauges, or micrometers or more advanced techniques including the calibration and use of varied measuring instruments and inspection tools such as comparators and coordinate measuring machines. Inspectors may be required to review supplier provided first article reports for assigned product types. They investigate and resolve discrepancies between planners, material and other approved sources to ensure product adherence to material certifications and technical requirements. Upon realization of material rejections, they investigate the complete lot for defects, as required. They record inspection data and results, including acceptance-rejection status in the ERP system; reject defective parts and lots, mark or label the defective product appropriately, and move the material to a bond cage or other designated area to be evaluated for corrective action or return to the vendor. They facilitate or assist management in implementing corrective actions for rejections and prepare approved returns to be shipped back to vendors with appropriate documentation. From time to time, they may perform basic receiving coordination activities and other duties or participate in various projects.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Perform timely and accurate inspections of incoming parts and materials to ensure quality and compliance with specifications
- Verify product dimensions and characteristics using design specifications, material requirements, and planning documentation
- Utilize basic measuring tools (e.g., rulers, tape measures, calipers, gauges, micrometers) and advanced inspection equipment (e.g., comparators, coordinate measuring machines) as required
- Review supplier documentation, including first article inspection reports, for assigned product categories
- Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies between materials, specifications, and documentation
- Conduct detailed inspections of entire lots when defects or non-conformances are identified
- Record inspection results, acceptance/rejection status, and related data accurately in the ERP system
- Reject, tag, and properly label non-conforming materials and move them to designated areas (e.g., bond cage) for further evaluation
- Support root cause analysis and assist with implementing corrective and preventive actions for rejected materials
- Prepare and process returns to vendors, ensuring all required documentation is complete and accurate
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., planning, quality, receiving) to ensure alignment on product requirements and quality standards
- Assist with basic receiving coordination activities as needed
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and special projects as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- 1-5 Years Related Quality Inspection Work Experience
- Data Entry, ERP, and Computer Proficiency
- Basic Counting, Sequence Identification and Matching, and Math Skills
- Quality Systems
- Inspection Tools & Techniques
Requirements for Success:
- Proactive
- Customer Focused
- Time Management & Prioritization Skills
- Solutions Oriented
- Relationship Building
- Collaborative
- Focused on Continuous Learning/Improvement
Benefits and Perks of joining the team:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plan options
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401k Plan
- Vacation, Sick, and Holidays
- Good work-life balance
