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Quality Technician (Hands On Position)

Jobot
South Bend, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/8/2026
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Job details:
Top Tier Family Run Manufacturing Company Seeks Experienced Quality Tech

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Salary: $23 - $27 per hour


A bit about us:

Our client is a well-established leader in metal-forming and precision manufacturing, dedicated to serving customers’ evolving requirements with high integrity and technical excellence. With decades of experience delivering custom solutions, the organization has built a reputation for reliability, responsiveness, and quality.

They partner with clients across industries to design, fabricate, and deliver components/assemblies that meet tight tolerances, regulatory expectations, and performance demands. Their culture is built on continuous improvement, collaboration, and a commitment to the highest standards of workmanship and customer satisfaction.

As a Quality Tech on this team, you’ll be immersed in an environment where craftsmanship, innovation, and accountability converge to produce products that customers trust.


Why join us?

Working for this company offers you more than just a paycheck. Here’s what makes it compelling:

Impact & Ownership:
You’ll play a hands-on role in assuring quality across the production process, influencing product performance, and helping prevent defects before they reach customers.

Growth & Learning:
Because they operate in a technically challenging domain (metal forming, precision components, etc.), you will gain exposure to advanced measurement tools, quality systems, root-cause analysis, and industry best practices. Training, certifications, and continuing education are encouraged.

Collaborative Team Culture:
You will work alongside cross-functional teams — engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and leadership — in a culture that values open communication, feedback, and mutual respect.

Stability & Reputation:
The company has a long track record in the industry and serves clients who demand high reliability. That gives stability to its operations and provides opportunities for advancement as projects and customer demands evolve.

Continuous Improvement Focus:
They believe in Kaizen-style improvement: identifying inefficiencies, reducing waste, improving processes, and tracking metrics. Your input in process improvements will be valued and can lead to real changes.

Competitive Compensation & Benefits:
While specifics will depend on level, you can expect competitive pay, benefits (health, PTO, etc.), and performance-based incentives in line with industry norms for a quality role in manufacturing.


Job Details

Responsibilities / Duties:

Perform in-process inspections, first article inspections (FAI), and final inspections of components or assemblies, using measurement instruments (calipers, micrometers, CMM, gauges, etc.).
Analyze inspection data, maintain quality records, and prepare reports on quality audits, trends, and nonconformances.
Identify, document, and help drive root cause investigations for defects, nonconformances, and process deviations.
Work with manufacturing, engineering, and production teams to implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Assist in developing and maintaining control plans, inspection procedures, work instructions, and quality checklists.
Support internal and external audits (ISO, customer, supplier audits), ensuring compliance with standards and requirements.
Use statistical process control (SPC) tools, capability studies, measurement system analysis (MSA), and other quality tools to monitor and improve process stability.
Participate in continuous improvement projects (lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to reduce scrap, rework, and cost, and improve throughput and yield.
Support supplier quality assurance, including incoming inspection, supplier audits, and corrective actions for supplier nonconformances.
Provide training and coaching to technicians/operators on inspection methods, quality awareness, and defect prevention.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be mobile to walk hourly to verify operator quality checks
  • Experience with Roving Inspection Arm, Keyonce 3D and CMM a plus
  • Experience with Mics, Heith Gages a must.
  • Ability to read and interpret prints a must. GD&T experience a plus

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