Receiving Inspector

Job Title: Receiving Inspector

Job Description

The Receiving Inspector ensures that incoming mechanical parts meet all inspection plans and drawing requirements, while maintaining accurate records and supporting inventory and material flow. This role combines hands-on inspection, shipping and receiving activities, and close collaboration with quality and materials teams to keep production running smoothly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Follow documented mechanical inspection process instructions to evaluate incoming mechanical parts.
• Verify that mechanical parts meet all inspection plan and drawing requirements before acceptance.
• Document and communicate part rejection reasons in accordance with the material review board (MRB) process.
• Process shortages and urgent parts ahead of other workload to support production and customer needs.
• Systematically maintain accurate inspection and receiving records using appropriate systems and tools.
• Expedite shortages and high-priority items within the mechanical inspection area to minimize delays.
• Move accepted and inspected material to the stockroom or designated storage locations as needed.
• Support shipping and receiving activities, including packaging, labeling, and material handling tasks.
• Assist with inventory control activities, including verifying counts, updating records, and identifying discrepancies.
• Perform other duties as defined by department management to support quality assurance and material flow.

Essential Skills

• Hands-on experience with mechanical inspection of parts against inspection plans and engineering drawings.
• Proficiency in quality inspection and quality control practices for incoming materials.
• Experience in shipping and receiving operations, including handling inbound and outbound materials.
• Ability to perform accurate inventory control, including record keeping and discrepancy identification.
• Material handling skills, including safely moving, lifting, and staging parts and boxes.
• Ability to perform Excel data entry or similar basic data entry tasks for inspection and receiving records.
• Capability to work on your feet and/or seated for extended periods of time (68 hours per day).
• Ability to repeatedly lift 3050 lb boxes safely as part of daily duties.
• Attention to detail and accuracy when inspecting, documenting, and recording information.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, shortages, and urgent items.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance environments supporting mechanical or manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with shipping and receiving documentation and basic logistics processes.
• Comfort working with standardized work instructions and documented inspection processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly with cross-functional teams regarding nonconforming parts and shortages.

Why Work Here?

You will join a quality-focused environment where your attention to detail and reliability directly support smooth production and customer satisfaction. The role offers hands-on, varied work across inspection, inventory, and material handling, giving you the opportunity to build practical skills and grow your experience in quality and logistics. You will work within a structured process framework while still having the chance to contribute to continuous improvement and efficient operations.

Work Environment

This role is based in a hands-on operations environment that includes inspection areas, stockrooms, and shipping and receiving zones. You will spend much of the day on your feet or seated at inspection stations for 68 hours, handling mechanical parts and boxes weighing 3050 lb. The work involves frequent material handling, movement of parts between inspection and stockroom areas, and use of basic computer tools, including Excel, for data entry and record keeping. You can expect a structured setting with documented mechanical inspection procedures, organized inventory areas, and a focus on accuracy, safety, and efficient material flow.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Morgan Hill, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $38.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Morgan Hill, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Morgan Hill,CA.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.