Quality Engineering Technician

This is a Contract to Hire position based in North Canton, OH.

About the role

This hands-on technical role bridges production, quality, and engineering to ensure products meet internal specifications and external regulatory standards. The position focuses on inspection, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement, while also supporting customer-related quality issues, product validation activities, and ISO-based quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, testing, and validation activities to ensure products meet established quality and safety standards throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support compliance with applicable safety standards such as UL, VDE, CSA, and TÜV by conducting tests, maintaining documentation, and participating in audits.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Production teams to ensure product designs are manufacturable and aligned with existing processes, tools, and equipment.
• Assist in evaluating and implementing product changes, revisions, and new components to confirm quality, fit, and compatibility with current manufacturing capabilities.
• Work with Quality and Production teams to verify that materials, components, and finished goods meet internal specifications and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Supply Chain functions to assess supplier quality, capabilities, and incoming material standards, and to support supplier-related quality initiatives.
• Support customer product evaluations and technical inquiries, and assist in analyzing returns and quality issues to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Perform and support root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for product or process issues, contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
• Assist in new product introduction (NPI) activities, including lab testing, first article inspections, and product validation to ensure readiness for production.
• Maintain accurate and organized quality documentation, test records, inspection reports, and audit-related materials in line with ISO best practices.
• Identify and propose opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturability, and process efficiency across production and quality operations.
• Participate in internal audits, contribute to corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and help maintain audit documentation and management records.
• Support preparation for external audits and assist in presenting quality systems, documentation, and compliance evidence to external auditors.
• Help manage paper-based documentation workflows and support the transition to digital systems by maintaining clear paper trails and process records.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in a quality, manufacturing, or lab/testing environment.
• Hands-on experience supporting production, quality inspection, or product validation processes.
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional teams that include engineering, production, and quality.
• Proficiency in quality control and quality assurance practices within a manufacturing or testing setting.
• Experience performing root cause analysis for product or process issues.
• Understanding of ISO standards and ISO-based quality management systems.
• Ability to assess supplier quality, capabilities, and incoming material standards.
• Experience participating in internal audits and supporting audit activities.
• Ability to support corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and follow through on action plans.
• Strong documentation skills for maintaining test records, inspection reports, and audit-related materials.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

This is a fully onsite position in North Canton, OH.