Insp, Tool & Precision Gage (5839)
Kansas City, MOJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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The Insp, Tool & Precision Gage role inspects tools, molds, gages, fixtures, products, and related items for workmanship and conformance to specifications. The position uses inspection instruments and computerized measuring machines, makes precise measurements, and works with engineering and shop personnel to support fabrication and inspection. It requires U.S. citizenship, a high school diploma or GED, and the ability to work any shift; a DOE Q clearance must be obtainable and maintainable.
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Duties and Responsibilities - Inspects tools, molds, design gages, test stands, fixtures, templates, set-up devices, and related items for workmanship, material, completeness and conformance to drawings or other applicable specifications. - Inspects product as required by the Inspection Traveler and Inspection request forms, first piece part, tool made samples, pre-production models, prototypes and other piece parts which may be used to evaluate and approve development and manufacturing processes. - Works with Engineers, Designers, Tool Room and Engineering Shop personnel to facilitate fabrication and inspection techniques. - Works from prints, specifications and other written or oral instructions. - May be required to perform inspection work without use of design gages, drawings, or specifications. - Makes precise measurements which may involve accumulative and calculated dimensions. - Sets up and operates all types of inspection instruments, including gages and multi-axis computerized measuring machines. - May program inspection computer tapes on piece parts, gages, fixtures or other related items and loads product and capability tapes. - May perform in-process inspection. - May check and top off lubricants as necessary. - Responsible for complying with applicable provisions of Article 18. Environment, Safety, Health of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. ## You Must Have - US Citizenship, able to obtain and maintain US DOE Q level security clearance - High School Diploma or GED - Ability to work any shift - Working knowledge of shop mathematics including geometry and trigonometry or equivalent military training or equivalent experience. - Prior to operation of powered industrial vehicles, must meet vision and hearing requirements ## We Value - Have a basic knowledge of mechanical gaging and their functions, or the ability to determine the mechanical function and establish potential repair. - Formal machinist technical training from vocational or trade school. - Experience using hand gages; Calipers, Micrometers, Plug Gages, Threaded Plug Gages, Threaded Rings, etc. - Must be able to analyze and interpret data and performs identification and paperwork related to the task. May perform in-process inspection. - May have technical associate degree with college course work in calculus. High School Diploma or GED.
How this job compares
Set against the 369 open Inspection jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$76–159K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$29–63/hr166 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 369 open Inspection jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Inspection postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 5 years (276 postings).
- Education
- 46 of the 369 open Inspection jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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