
Quality Assurance Inspector - D Shift
Parsons, KSJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Parsons, KS, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Quality Assurance Inspector tests and inspects products throughout production, evaluates quality data, and supports conformance to established standards. The role includes production, receiving, final, and dimensional inspections; preparing inspection reports and packages; and coordinating customer source inspections. The D shift runs Thursday through Sunday, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. after training. Ducommun’s Parsons facility manufactures precision parts for passenger and military aircraft.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Quality Assurance Inspector - D Shift
This shift runs Thursday - Sunday 6pm to 6am after the training period.
Tests and inspects products at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
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.
Our Facility in Parsons, Ks manufactures precision parts for passenger and military aircraft. Travelers around the world count on our employees for their commitment to quality.
Why Ducommun?
-
Excellent company culture – as recognized by Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
-
Clean working environment
-
Opportunity for career growth
-
Great benefits including paid vacation and sick time, 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, annual bonus plan, and tuition reimbursement
Job Summary
-
Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
-
Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
-
Records test data.
-
Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
-
Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
-
May prepare graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis.
-
Performs flat plate first parts and production inspection and supports production personnel in determining conformance of product by using product acceptance media.
-
Completes First Article Inspection Reports.
-
Generates MRR Tags.
-
Participates in quality meetings.
-
Performs Receiving Inspection and validates Product Verification.
-
Performs Final Inspection/Dimensional Inspection and reviews work orders for accuracy.
-
Facilitates Customer Source Inspection (Parts & Tooling) less the “Scheduling” of these activities.
-
Works with Production Expeditors and maintains and facilitates the Shop Risk System.
-
Supports, prepares for, and facilitates customer source inspection.
-
Perform calibration on various tools
-
Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in their work area.
-
Performs other duties and assignments as directed.
Required Skills and Qualifications
-
Basic computer knowledge and skills
-
Ability to use measuring instruments including but not limited to calipers, height gage, and scales
-
Ability to determine acceptable product versus unacceptable product at inspection stages
-
Ability to prepare and present “source inspection packages” to customer source inspectors
-
Has a good memory for detail
-
Strong analytical and communication skills
-
Conscientious, organized and meticulous – records must be accurate and maintained
-
Read and understand internal procedures and policies
-
Understand and follow through on both verbal and written instructions
-
Team oriented with a continuous improvement outlook
Required Experience and Education
-
High School Diploma; up to 3 years related experience in job function and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience
-
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, mylars and other inspection media
-
Knowledge of ISO and SPC is a plus
-
Basic computer knowledge and skills
This is a generic job posting for a. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, they will be hired into an entry (I) level, intermediate (II) level or expert (III) level job and pay scale.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
3333 Main Street
Parsons, Kansas, 67357
United States
How this job compares
Set against the 632 open Quality Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$60–90K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$25–32/hr288 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Quality Inspector jobs in Kansas and 632 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- SpaceX41 open
- Aerotek26 open
- RTX Corporation20 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Quality Inspector postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (394 postings).
- Education
- 9 of the 632 open Quality Inspector jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
