Quality Technician

Quality Control Technician Join our team as a Quality Control Technician. In this role, you will help protect our customers by verifying product quality, supporting production teams, documenting nonconforming material, and helping the site identify and correct quality issues before they move forward. This is an entry-level role within a Quality Technician career path. The right candidate will be detail-oriented, comfortable working on the production floor, willing to ask questions, and able to communicate clearly when something does not look right. Openings may be available on day, afternoon, and night shifts. What You'll Do Perform product inspections, audits, and quality checks using work instructions, product specifications, drawings, customer requirements, and visual standards. Support production during startup, in-process checks, changeovers, and final verification activities. Identify, tag, segregate, and document nonconforming material to prevent unintended use or shipment. Enter and maintain accurate quality records, including inspection results, scrap, rework, rejected material, customer claims, supplier concerns, and corrective action information. Collect and document quality samples and inspection data, including SPC data where required. Support root-cause and corrective-action investigations by gathering facts, photos, quantities, part numbers, supplier/lot/tag information, and inspection results. Verify labels, packaging, counts, and customer-specific requirements before material moves forward. Support supplier and receiving quality activities by helping document incoming material concerns and claim information. Check that measuring and testing equipment is identified and acceptable for use before inspections are performed. Escalate equipment concerns, including damaged tools, missing calibration identification, expired calibration status, or equipment being used outside its intended purpose. Communicate quality concerns clearly and respectfully with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, and other support teams. Help reinforce quality standards on the floor and support a culture where concerns are raised early. What We're Looking For High school diploma or GED required. Strong attention to detail and willingness to speak up when something does not look correct. Ability to follow written procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, and customer requirements. Basic math skills, including measurements, tolerances, counts, and percentages. Ability to use or learn common inspection tools such as tape measures, calipers, gauges, fixtures, scales, or other measuring equipment. Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office/Excel and ability to learn ERP, inventory, quality, and reporting systems. Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively with production and warehouse teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ability to document issues accurately and completely. Preferred Experience Previous manufacturing, warehouse, inspection, auditing, or quality experience. Experience with metal products, fabrication, welding, roll forming, stamping, assembly, or HVAC/building products. Exposure to SPC, quality data collection, or trend tracking. Experience with ERP, MES, inventory, or quality management systems. Basic understanding of nonconforming material control, quarantine, corrective action, supplier quality, or customer claims. Quality Technician certification, manufacturing quality training, or similar coursework. Basic knowledge of quality systems such as ISO/IATF-style procedures is helpful but not required. Basic blueprint, drawing, or product specification reading experience is a plus. Growth Opportunity This role is part of a Quality Technician career path. As you build experience, you may grow into higher-level responsibilities involving advanced inspection, supplier/customer quality support, SPC analysis, audits, corrective actions, and quality system improvements. What Makes Someone Successful in This Role Successful Quality Control Technicians are curious, consistent, and willing to act. They do not just inspect product—they help prevent defects from moving forward. They are comfortable working with people on the floor, documenting facts clearly, and raising concerns early so the team can respond before the customer is impacted.