VetPowered, LLC was named NASA’s 2022 Small Business of the Year, 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Small Business of the Year, and the 2020 Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year for the United States of America.
VetPowered is a rapidly growing San Diego based corporation specializing in manufacturing, welding, fabrication, machinery repair and customized training under private and US Government contracts. VetPowered employs a highly trained workforce that uses the latest in cutting edge CNC equipment. VetPowered are dedicated to bringing advanced manufacturing back to America.

Position Summary:
At VetPowered, the Quality Assurance position will routinely perform first part, in-process, and final inspection of manufactured products using measuring equipment and sampling plans to assure defects do not reach our customers. Additionally, the Quality Assurance position will routinely perform receiving inspection of purchased products and services, first article inspection to qualify production process, and pack slip verifications to ensure the correct part, quantities, and required documentation is provided with each shipment. Relentlessly looks for ways to improve Quality and implement steps to increase safety and quality throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish, improve, and implement established Quality Management procedures, work instructions, and planned operations identified in the job traveler to maintain compliance and ensure consistency.
• Ensure current version of required documentation are obtained (CAD, drawings, parts list, specifications), MBD files downloaded and translated to 3D models and converted to portfolios, properly named and stored, and current before issuing to manufacturing.
• Responsible to calibrating QA equipment and ensuring that all QA equipment is calibrated prior to use and pulled from service when due.
• Inspection: measurement and visual verification of products and services.
• Material Review Board (MRB): Responsible to identifying and moving rejected parts to MRB area to prevent mix-ups.
• Perform regular quality assessments on all in process production parts, incoming materials from vendors and outgoing products for shipping.
• Reject all products and materials that fail to meet quality expectations.
• Ensures the shipments are pulled and packaged in accordance with controlled procedures, product requirements, and SOP’s.
• Pulls, packages, and ships final product using ERP system.
• Assists with designated inventory management.
• Controls the access and movement of materials in accordance with SOP’s.
• Monitors the temperature-controlled locations of all inventory.
• If required, create CAD programs for R&D projects
• If required, program and operate Amada fiber laser cutter
• If required, program and operate Amada fiber laser engraver
• If required, program and operate Waterjet
• Other Duties As Assigned

Education/Experience:

• 3-4 years in a QA/QC role
• Use of common inspection tools (caliper, micrometer, comparator, height gage, profilometer)
• Performing FAIRs per AS9102
• UniPoint, JobBoss, or Net Inspect (a plus)

Requirements and Qualifications:

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident under ITAR rules to be eligible
• Read and interpret engineering drawings including GD&T and customer specifications
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• CMM Operation and Programming

Preferred Skills and Traits:

• Demonstrated ability to exceed expectations and maintain a high level of enthusiasm.
• Proven organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated success in providing exceptional support services to a team.
• Proven ability to do the little things well, anticipate demand, and go the extra mile.
• Demonstrated success in working with a team to achieve goals.
• Commitment to helping veterans, transitioning services members, and wounded warriors
• Meets Objectives- Can manage and work toward meeting personal, department and organizational goals
• Dependability–Has exhibited the quality of being reliable and flexible to be available when needed
• Unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and driving results for yourself, and your team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Very people oriented, supports a positive working environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Important Notes

Position Details: This is a full-time salaried (exempt) position (40+ hours/week).

Pay: The pay range for this California-based position is $75,000-$110,000 annually. The actual compensation offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, and experience. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve listed and you think can bring value to VetPowered, we would love to learn more about you and encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Perks: VetPowered makes available comprehensive benefits after 30 days of employment. Options include Medical (50% employer contribution), dental and vision coverage (100% employer contribution), a 401k program with employer match, 8 paid holidays, Flexible work hours (position dependent), and paid time off.

Dress code: The position is provided with a VetPowered uniform and laundry service.

Supervisory: None

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to push, move, lift or otherwise bear 35-75lb. Applications may include but are not limited to repetitive work using a computer keyboard, mouse and headphones while sitting and/or standing at an assigned work desk area.

Employee may have additional environmental hazards such as: chemical, electrical, flammable, and mechanical.

Policy for Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention:

VetPowered, LLC is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected characteristic, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity covered by this policy.

VetPowered, LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Accordingly, we have adopted and maintain this anti-discrimination policy designed to encourage professional and respectful behavior and prevent discriminatory and harassing conduct in our workplace.

VetPowered, LLC employees are expected to assume responsibility for maintaining a work environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employees are encouraged to promptly report conduct that they believe violates this policy so that we have an opportunity to address and resolve any concerns. Managers and supervisors are required to promptly report conduct that they believe violates this policy. We are committed to responding to alleged violations of this policy in a timely and fair manner and to taking appropriate action aimed at ending the prohibited conduct.

EEO Statement: VetPowered, LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees, applicants, unpaid interns, and volunteers without regard to actual or perceived: race (including hair texture or protected hairstyles, e.g. braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), ancestry, citizenship, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, family and medical leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

All openings are subject to change without notice, due to the volume of applications / resumes received, we are unable to respond to status inquiries. Please be assured that your information is being properly handled and forwarded to the appropriate hiring staff. If your skills and qualifications meet the needs of the job, you will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36.00 - $43.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Experience:

• QA/QC: 3 years (Required)
• FAIRS per AS9102: 2 years (Required)
• GD&T: 3 years (Required)
• Aerospace Manufacturing: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Hexagon Romer Arms Certification (Preferred)
• Zeiss CMM Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person