Quality Inspector / CMM Operator

Summers Engineering; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Summers Engineering in Sydney’s Northern Beaches is seeking a Quality Inspector / CMM Operator to perform in-process and final inspections of precision machined components, program Zeiss CMMs, and maintain audit-ready records.

Join a growing, AS9100D certified team that partners with machinists and programmers to prevent issues, support continuous improvement, and ensure all parts meet drawings, GD&T and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in quality inspection in a precision machining or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on CMM programming and operation experience.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T (ASME Y14.5 and/or ISO).
• Confident and accurate with hand-held precision measuring instruments.
• High attention to detail and disciplined record keeping.
• Clear communicator who's comfortable raising issues with the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-process, first-off and final inspections on machined components, assemblies and finished goods.
• Interpret and work to engineering drawings, GD&T, technical specifications, customer requirements and inspection procedures.
• Program, set up and operate CMM equipment to inspect complex 3- and 5-axis parts, and produce CMM inspection reports.
• Perform dimensional inspection using callipers, micrometres, height gauges, bore gauges, thread and pin gauges, surface roughness testers and other precision measuring tools.
• Prepare First Article Inspection (FAI) reports and other customer-required quality documentation.
• Create and maintain accurate inspection records, and identify, document and segregate non-conforming material.
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and support containment, root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Perform calibration and verification of measuring equipment in line with established procedures and acceptance criteria, and maintain calibration records.
• Provide quality feedback to machinists and programmers to help prevent repeat issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, internal and external audits, and ongoing AS9100D compliance.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

CMM programming

GD&T interpretation

Precision measurement tools

Documentation and records

Communication on production floor

Education

Engineering/Quality qualification

Tools

Zeiss CMMs

Calypso software

Job description

Summers Engineering is a 75-year-old precision CNC machining business on Sydney's Northern Beaches, building critical components for the space and defence industries. The parts we make end up in rockets, satellites and submarines, for customers in Australia and overseas.

Since 2023 we've grown from 6 people and 9 machines to around 30 people across two Brookvale factories, plus our surface treatment facility, Summers Finishing, in Wetherill Park, which provides MIL-spec anodising and chemical conversion coating. We're AS9100D certified, we run a modern CNC and CMM equipment, and we're about to expand again with a third Brookvale factory, new 5-axis and mill-turn cells, and additional CMM capacity.

We go after the hardest parts in the industry. Quality is what makes that possible, and we're growing the team that owns it.

About the Role

As our Quality Inspector / CMM Operator, you'll be responsible for in-process and final inspection of precision machined and finished components, making sure every part we ship meets drawing, specification and customer requirements. You'll program and run our Zeiss CMMs, keep our inspection records audit-ready, and work hand in hand with machinists, programmers and the production team to catch issues early and fix them for good.

This is a hands-on role in a small team where your work is visible and matters. You'll have a direct say in how inspection is done as we scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in-process, first-off and final inspections on machined components, assemblies and finished (anodised/coated) goods.
• Interpret and work to engineering drawings, GD&T, technical specifications, customer requirements and inspection procedures.
• Program, set up and operate CMM equipment to inspect complex 3- and 5-axis parts, and produce CMM inspection reports.
• Perform dimensional inspection using callipers, micrometres, height gauges, bore gauges, thread and pin gauges, surface roughness testers and other precision measuring tools.
• Prepare First Article Inspection (FAI) reports and other customer-required quality documentation.
• Create and maintain accurate inspection records, and identify, document and segregate non-conforming material.
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and support containment, root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Perform calibration and verification of measuring equipment in line with established procedures and acceptance criteria, and maintain calibration records.
• Provide quality feedback to machinists and programmers to help prevent repeat issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, internal and external audits, and ongoing AS9100D compliance.

About You

• Proven experience in quality inspection in a precision machining or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on CMM programming and operation experience.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T (ASME Y14.5 and/or ISO).
• Confident and accurate with hand-held precision measuring instruments.
• High attention to detail and disciplined record keeping.
• Clear communicator who's comfortable raising issues with the production floor.

Highly regarded

• Experience with Zeiss CMMs and Calypso software.
• Experience in aerospace, defence or space manufacturing, or working within an AS9100 quality system.
• Experience preparing FAI reports to AS9102.
• Exposure to surface finishing inspection (anodising, conversion coating, coating thickness).
• Trade or tertiary qualification in engineering, machining or quality.
• Knowledge of calibration methods and measurement uncertainty.

Why Join Us

• Work on genuinely challenging components for space and defence programs.
• Modern equipment and ongoing investment, including new CMM capacity in our expansion.
• A growing business where good people get more responsibility quickly.
• A small, capable team where your input shapes how we work.

Additional Requirements

• Due to the nature of our work and the requirements of our customers, applicants may be required to hold Australian citizenship and meet ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) eligibility requirements.
• Successful applicants may also be required to undergo a current police check.