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1st Shift Quality Technician

Alleguard
Radford, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2026

Come join a leader in Protective Foam Solutions! At Alleguard, we’re built from the ground up to expand and shape our customer’s businesses. We understand the diversity of challenges that customers are facing across different industries, from confidence in their supply chain to needing the latest innovations at their fingertips. These challenges are also opportunities, and whether our customers are in construction, protective packaging, cold-chain or other industries, we are relentless in seeing around corners, and going the extra mile to help their business succeed.

 

Position: Quality Technician

Job Summary 

Inspect, test, sort, sample, measure, or weigh raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. Assist the Quality Supervisor in the compilation and reporting of quality data. Communicates and coordinates quality standards and activities with customers and Quality Inspectors. 

Pay: $17 USD/hr

Responsibilities 

  • Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products and recommend  
    necessary corrective actions. 
  •  Coordinate First Part Approval (FPA) procedures in conformance with  
    established company or customer requirements. 
  • Discard or quarantine for inspection products, materials, and equipment not  
    meeting specifications. Monitor all aspects of product quality and manage the  
    process using the company’s Quality Management Software (QMS) program. 
  • Ensure that all measuring/testing equipment is properly calibrated. 
  • Record and maintain accurate and complete inspection or test data, such as  
    weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content and quantities inspected or  
    graded. 
  • Issue approved QSS (Quality Standard) and work instructions prior to the start of  
    every production run. 
  •  Perform daily spot check verification of item packaging/labeling configuration to  
    insure conformance to the QSS. 
  • Provide leadership to the Quality department personnel, including directing  
    work activities and follow up. 
  •  Assist in the training of Quality department personnel. 
  • Assist Plant Manager and/or Quality Supervisor in applicable employee training  
    events. 
  • Compliance with legal environmental and safety requirements of the area. 
  • Focus effort to ensure that the administration / quality management system  
    achieves the intended results, in the activities that develops. 
  • Promote improvement. 
  • Know the environmental aspects of the area and its control. 
  • Know the environmental impacts associated with their activities. 
  • Identify specific environmental requirements of the customer. 
  • Follow all Environmental and Safety policies. 
  • Comply with procedures, regulations, and instructions of environmental and  
    safety programs. 
  • Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications 

  • Position may require periods of intense physical exertion in conditions of low to high  
    temperatures and humidity. Position requires ability to lift, push, pull, and/or carry up to 50 lbs. on a frequent basis. Position requires frequent and repeated standing, stooping, bending, and grasping. 
  • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate); Minimum of 2 years  
    employment experience in quality inspection/management position (preferably in a  
    manufacturing environment).  
  • Relevant supervisory experience may be substituted for the  
    education requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager or Director of Quality 

Physical Demands 

  • Position may require periods of intense physical exertion in conditions of low to high temperatures and humidity. 
  • Position requires the ability to stand, bend, and stretch over extended periods of time during a normal work shift. 
  • Must be able to lift 25 lbs. 

Benefits

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our customers.

Our benefits package offers eligible team members access to:

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Retirement Program (401k)
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Vacation and Holiday Pay

Alleguard Company Values

  • Safety - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
  • Trust - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
  • Integrity - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
  • Collaboration - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem-solving, and partnership.
  • Growth - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
  • Accountability - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

Come join us!

We’re a dynamic, high-growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard.

Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers.

Alleguard’s employee-centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.

*Hiring process typically takes about 1 week to complete*

Salary : $17

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