Quality Specialist

Ducommun Incorporated; Wintersburg (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a Quality Specialist to ensure compliance with customer and internal quality requirements in a high reliability manufacturing environment. You will support engineering and production to track quality performance metrics and facilitate root cause analysis investigations.

The role focuses on inspection activities, nonconformance handling, CAPA and continuous improvement, maintaining AS9100 and customer specs, and acting as the primary

Qualifications

• Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in Quality Systems, inspection, and products.

Responsibilities

• Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
• Review and approve inspection results, FAIRs, Test Result Reports, etc.
• Lead or support root cause analysis (5Whys, etc.) and CAPA.
• Coordinate MRB activity (use-as-is, repair, rework, scrap).
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, customer specs, and internal procedures/work instructions.
• Act as primary quality contact for customers and vendors.
• Track KPIs such as scrap, rework, audit findings, and customer escapes.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Read blueprints

CMMC familiarity

Adaptability

Communication

Education

Technical Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Quality Specialist

Ensure company compliance with customer andinternal quality requirements in a high reliability manufacturingenvironment. Support Engineer andproduction team to track and assess quality performance metrics and facilitateroot cause analysis investigations.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission‑critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Job Summary

Inspection& Product Conformance

• Oversee incoming, in-process, and finalinspection activities
  
• Ensure correct interpretation ofengineering drawings and specifications
  
• Review and approve inspection results,FAIRs, Test Result Reports, etc.
  
• Work with management to determine productacceptability when issues arise

Nonconformance& Corrective Action

• Manage Returns and Nonconforming MaterialReports (NCMRs/NCRs)
• Lead or support root cause analysis (5Whys, etc.)
• Drive Corrective and Preventive Actions(CAPA)
• Coordinate MRB activity (use-as-is,repair, rework, scrap)

QualitySystem & Compliance (including CMMC)

• Ensure compliance with AS9100, customerspecs, and internal procedures/work instructions
• Maintain and enforce documentedprocedures, work instructions, and quality records
• Support certifications, audits, andsurveillance visits (internal, customer, and regulatory)
• Ensure proper document control andrevision usage on the floor

Customer& Supplier Quality Interaction

• Act as the primary quality contact forcustomers and vendors
• Support customer audits, escapes, andformal responses
• Review with management supplier qualityperformance and improvement plans

Data,Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report KPIs such as:
• Scrap and rework
• Audit findings
• Customer escapes
• Use quality data to identify trends andimprovement opportunities
• Partner with Operations and Engineering onprocess improvements (like artwork redesign)

DailyShop Floor Support

• Provide real‑time support to productionwhen questions arise
• Interpret specs and resolve qualityhurdles quickly
• Balance compliance with production flow(this is a big one to ensure OTD)
• Timely escape risks before they becomecustomer issues
• Walking the floor to verify processadherence
• Answering the burdensome “should we shipthis?” question

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Familiarity withpersonal computers, answering telephones, and utilization of computerizedspreadsheets to conduct analysis.
• Fluency inMicrosoft Office Suite.
• Intermediatearithmetic and geometry skills.
• Ability to readand interpret blueprints.
• Familiaritywith CMMC, is preferred.
• Abilityto adapt to changing requirements
• Willingnessto perform other duties when necessary
• Abilityto communicate efficiently with employees, customers, and vendors.

Required Experience and Education

• Technical Degreeor equivalent combination of education and or experience.
• 3 – 5 years of experience in Quality Systems, inspection,and products.

Base Compensation: USD 75,000.00 - 85,000.00Paid Salaried

Equal Opportunity EmployerVeterans/Disabled

16572 Burke Ln
Huntington Beach, California, 92647
United States