Layout Inspector

Job Info

Job Identification

114935

Job Category

Operations

Posting Date

01 / 05 / 2026, 12 : 42 PM

Locations

One Howmet Drive, Hampton, VA, 23661, US

(On-site)

Job Schedule

Full time

Export-Controlled Data

This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Responsibilities

This opening is with Howmet Aerospace - a world leader in investment casting of superalloys, aluminum, and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. For more information about Howmet Aerospace, visit us online at www.howmet.com.

Howmet has challenging opportunities for individuals who are excited to engage with us in growing our business. Join us where you will be part of a dedicated team to manufacture high tech products, safely, accurately, and efficiently, you will perform a variety of hands-on operations in accordance with standardized processes within customer specifications.

Howmet Aerospace is current looking for a Layout Inspector to join our Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) group in Hampton, Virginia. The available shift hours are 2nd shift, M-F 3pm-11pm or 3rd shift, M-F 11pm-7am (starts Sunday night) . Training is 1st shift, M-F 7am-3pm .

New Hire Starting Rate : $25.31 p / hr. ; After 6 months : $28.13 p / hr.

This position will receive an hourly "shift premium" of $1.00 p / hr. while assigned to an off shift.

Job Summary : The Layout Inspector will inspect castings, wax patterns of castings, customer tooling, and precision measurement instruments for conformance to blueprints and customer specifications by utilizing coordinate measurement machines and other dimensional software for measuring and analyzing data.

Essential Functions & Job Responsibilities :

• Perform calibrations of all customers gauges (daily)
• Repair customer gauges to make them functional for production use (daily)
• Run CMM programs on production castings (daily)
• Correlated CMM programs to manual results (daily)
• Troubleshoot and repair problems associated with all CMM's in the plant (daily)
• Perform calibrations of all precision measurement equipment to ISO standards (weekly)
• Perform routine maintenance on CMM machines (monthly)
• Understand all customer specifications and ISO quality standards
• Operate coordinate measurement machines utilizing computer software packages such as FLB, OFI, Autoscan, Fanamation, AutoCAD and Valysis (daily)
• Apply all knowledge concerning blueprint interpretation and geometric tolerancing (daily)
• Apply math skills to projects requiring knowledge of trigonometry (daily)
• In all cases of inspection or correlation, the inspector must report results on everything to within .0005 except on structural precision measurement equipment where the measurement tolerance is .0002

Skills & Abilities :

Equipment Used :

Coordinate measurement machines, Calipers, micrometers, Jo blocks, light table, Oditest gauges, CAD equipment, hand tools, and standard office equipment to include personnel computer and calculators.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

About Us

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE : HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com / esg-report . Follow : LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube .

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.com

About the Team

The Howmet engines business produces world-class aerospace engine components, including investment castings, fasteners, rings and forgings. Our vacuum melted superalloys, machining, performance coatings and hot isostatic pressing for high performance parts enable the next generation of quieter, cleaner and more fuel-efficient aerospace engines. Able to supply more than 90% of structural and rotating aerospace engine components.