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Associate Quality Control Technician

Travel Tags
Mankato, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2026

With a career at Card Fulfillment Services, you'll play a significant role in an exciting growth industry while working with some of the most dedicated professionals around. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment that's both challenging and rewarding, we'd like to learn more about you

As a Associate Quality Control Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring products meet quality standards, performing quality testing on product batches and accurately tracking result.  This role keeps necessary parties informed of quality issues in a clear and timely manner while complying with all procedures and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform quality testing on product batches using metrology tools in order to ensure that components are in conformance to all specifications and are visually acceptable
  •   Accurately document all testing results
  •   Determine batch adjustments for any batches that do not conform to the requirements, utilizing batch history, adjustment guidelines, and consultations with peer associates and supervisors
  •  Cleary communicates any conformity problems to all necessary parties
  • Assist supervisors in resolving quality control issues, tracking quality trends, recommending and implementing plans to improve quality and production efficiency
  • Understands and complies with quality systems regulations, ISO standards, and all federal, state, and local regulations
  • Maintain a clean, organized work area
  • Comply with all safety, DOT, HAZMAT and environmental policies and procedures
  • Use all designated Personal Protective Equipment as required
  • Behave in accordance with Travel Tags, Inc. Core Values


With a career at Card Fulfillment Services, you'll play a significant role in an exciting growth industry while working with some of the most dedicated professionals around. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment that's both challenging and rewarding, we'd like to learn more about you

As a Associate Quality Control Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring products meet quality standards, performing quality testing on product batches and accurately tracking result.  This role keeps necessary parties informed of quality issues in a clear and timely manner while complying with all procedures and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform quality testing on product batches using metrology tools in order to ensure that components are in conformance to all specifications and are visually acceptable
  •   Accurately document all testing results
  •   Determine batch adjustments for any batches that do not conform to the requirements, utilizing batch history, adjustment guidelines, and consultations with peer associates and supervisors
  •  Cleary communicates any conformity problems to all necessary parties
  • Assist supervisors in resolving quality control issues, tracking quality trends, recommending and implementing plans to improve quality and production efficiency
  • Understands and complies with quality systems regulations, ISO standards, and all federal, state, and local regulations
  • Maintain a clean, organized work area
  • Comply with all safety, DOT, HAZMAT and environmental policies and procedures
  • Use all designated Personal Protective Equipment as required
  • Behave in accordance with Travel Tags, Inc. Core Values


Education:

  •  Required: High school diploma or equivalent
  •  Desired: Associates degree in related technical field

Experience:

  •  1 year of experience in the fields of quality assurance, quality control, inspection, or manufacturing

Other Knowledge and Skills:

  • Ability to distinguish colors in order to distinguish printing errors
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
  • Proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to respond to continually changing priorities and coordinate multiple projects
  • Perform a variety of tasks throughout the day in a fast paced work environment
  • Interact constructively and effectively with all plant employees
  • Ability to work in a team environment toward a common goal
  • Reacts to change productively and handles other tasks as assigned
  • Maintains a pattern of regular and predictable attendance
  •  

About Travel Tags, Inc.

We value a work-life balance and the overall well-being of our employees. You will see that reflected in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a competitive benefit package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) plan, profit sharing, PTO (Paid Time Off), Holiday pay, and other benefits that help inspire our employees to stay and grow with us.

Travel Tags was founded in 1973 as a manufacturer of luggage tags and travel accessories. We produced our first gift card in 1999, entering what is now a $100 billion growth industry. Today, we are known as the preeminent solutions provider in the ever-changing stored-value market, and we ship hundreds of millions of gift cards throughout the world each year.

Our turnkey solutions include design, eCommerce, card manufacturing, data management, secure packaging, and a broad range of specialty print technologies that help create lasting impressions for some of the world's most prominent brands. Our world-class solutions have earned us the most coveted industry accolades, including the International Card Manufacturer's Élan Award, People's Choice Award, Judges' Choice Award, and Best Gift Card of the Year



Skills & Requirements


Education:

  •  Required: High school diploma or equivalent
  •  Desired: Associates degree in related technical field

Experience:

  •  1 year of experience in the fields of quality assurance, quality control, inspection, or manufacturing

Other Knowledge and Skills:

  • Ability to distinguish colors in order to distinguish printing errors
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
  • Proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to respond to continually changing priorities and coordinate multiple projects
  • Perform a variety of tasks throughout the day in a fast paced work environment
  • Interact constructively and effectively with all plant employees
  • Ability to work in a team environment toward a common goal
  • Reacts to change productively and handles other tasks as assigned
  • Maintains a pattern of regular and predictable attendance
  •  

About Travel Tags, Inc.

We value a work-life balance and the overall well-being of our employees. You will see that reflected in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a competitive benefit package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) plan, profit sharing, PTO (Paid Time Off), Holiday pay, and other benefits that help inspire our employees to stay and grow with us.

Travel Tags was founded in 1973 as a manufacturer of luggage tags and travel accessories. We produced our first gift card in 1999, entering what is now a $100 billion growth industry. Today, we are known as the preeminent solutions provider in the ever-changing stored-value market, and we ship hundreds of millions of gift cards throughout the world each year.

Our turnkey solutions include design, eCommerce, card manufacturing, data management, secure packaging, and a broad range of specialty print technologies that help create lasting impressions for some of the world's most prominent brands. Our world-class solutions have earned us the most coveted industry accolades, including the International Card Manufacturer's Élan Award, People's Choice Award, Judges' Choice Award, and Best Gift Card of the Year


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