1st Shift Quality Technician

About the role

The Quality Technician ensures that products meet customer requirements at each stage of the manufacturing process. The Quality Engineer performs quality audits, inspects parts, conducts analysis, reports findings, and assists with root‑cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality‑assurance staff to develop, define, and document product test requirements.
• Develop test requirements to ensure business and customer requirements—and potential known or unknown issues—are analyzed through the inspection process.
• Assist in continuous testing to detect issues and ensure requirements are met prior to production release.
• Utilize Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), control plans, etc.
• Identify issues and work to resolve problems.
• Conduct first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections according to customer, blueprint, and/or control‑plan standards.
• Perform supplier initial inspection and nonconforming product disposition; establish and/or perform repair and rework activities as needed.
• Handle raw material and finished goods.
• Use inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, plug and height gauges) and stay current on products, tools, and processes used in quality assurance.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required; Associate’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• One year experience in quality/CMM programming within a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Excellent math and analytical skills.
• Blueprint reading skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) preferred but not required.
• Intermediate knowledge of Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA) preferred but not required.
• Ability to obtain Certified Welding Instructor (CWI) certification within one year of start date preferred; all certification costs paid by D&H Industries.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• State‑of‑the‑art automation and technology; facility tours available.
• Cross‑training opportunities to learn new skills and add variety to work.
• Encouragement to share ideas and input.
• On‑site clinic staffed by a Physician Assistant for health and wellness.
• Reimbursement up to $1,000 per year for alternative medical treatments (massage therapy, yoga, holistic medicine).
• Annual raises based on performance.
• Up to $2,000 per year tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays: Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), profit sharing, company‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability, life & AD&D insurance.
• Gain‑sharing bonus and annual Christmas bonus.